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Potlatch, Idaho

City in Latah County, Idaho

Air quality

The air at Potlatch

Index 1, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Moscow (ID), 14 miles off.

1Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)1Good13.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 44 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Potlatch

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Potlatch, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Potlatch, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Potlatch RAWSPOTI1

A remote fire weather station/5.9 mi away/2,661 ft/23 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank135of 833

LewistonLWS

At an airfield/38.3 mi away/1,437 ft/1,201 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 833

measured daily2 instruments

Princeton 1.3 WNWID-LT-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/2,617 ft/21 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Potlatch 3NNEPTLI1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.2 mi away/2,772 ft/134 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank146of 833

Station report

The weather at Lewiston, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 38.3 mi from Potlatch, Idaho. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:56 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 Lewiston, 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 LWSFIG. A THE SKY OVER LEWISTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELewiston, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LWSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LWS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 52 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lewiston: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 52 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LWSFIG. B THE AIR AT LEWISTONTHE 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 3,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.3 FTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 17.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 52 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 POINTTITLELewiston, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LWSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LWS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (170 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lewiston, north up: blowing from 170 degrees, the south, at 5 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 LWSFIG. C THE WIND AT LEWISTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELewiston, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LWSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LWS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Lewiston, 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 Potlatch

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

Near Potlatch

River and lake gauges