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Melba, Idaho

City in Canyon County, Idaho

Air quality

The air at Melba

Index 45, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Boise (ID), 25 miles off.

45Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)35Good22.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)45Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Melba

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Melba, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Melba, IdahoReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Melba, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.3 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

Nampa MunMAN

At an airfield/14.4 mi away/2,530 ft/133 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank466of 833

Murphy 10 W04127

At a climate reference station/16.3 mi away/3,950 ft/1,287 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank499of 833

measured daily2 instruments

Kuna 1.5 SSEID-AD-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.2 mi away/2,742 ft/79 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Swan Falls PhSWFI1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.7 mi away/2,336 ft/327 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Nampa Mun, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.4 mi from Melba, Idaho. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Nampa Mun, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MANFIG. A THE SKY OVER NAMPA MUNSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENampa Mun, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MANTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MAN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 53 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Nampa Mun: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 53 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MANFIG. B THE AIR AT NAMPA MUNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.6 FTEMPERATURE 48.2 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 16.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 53 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLENampa Mun, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MANTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MAN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Nampa Mun, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MANFIG. C THE WIND AT NAMPA MUNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENampa Mun, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MANTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MAN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Nampa Mun, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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