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Ponderay, Idaho

City in Bonner County, Idaho

Air quality

The air at Ponderay

Index 53, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Sandpoint (ID), 1 mile off.

53Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)13Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 39 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Ponderay

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 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 Ponderay, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ponderay, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SandpointSZT

At an airfield/1.1 mi away/2,126 ft/1 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank599of 833

Sandpoint 1NSPTI1

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.4 mi away/2,129 ft/2 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank223of 833

measured daily2 instruments

Ponderay 0.4 NNEID-BR-40

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/2,134 ft/7 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Sandpoint Exp StationSPTI1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.3 mi away/2,116 ft/11 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Sandpoint, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.1 mi from Ponderay, Idaho. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 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 Sandpoint, 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 SZTFIG. A THE SKY OVER SANDPOINTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESandpoint, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SZTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SZT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

35.6 F with a dew point of 33.8 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sandpoint: temperature 35.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SZTFIG. B THE AIR AT SANDPOINTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.4 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 35.6 F, 33.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLESandpoint, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SZTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SZT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Sandpoint, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SZTFIG. C THE WIND AT SANDPOINTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESandpoint, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SZTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SZT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Idaho

18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Ponderay

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Ponderay

River and lake gauges