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Preston, Idaho

City in Franklin County, Idaho

Air quality

The air at Preston

Index 25, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Logan (UT), 25 miles off.

25Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good-
  • Ozone25Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 6 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Preston

None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 PM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Preston, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

PrestonPRSI1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/4,718 ft/7 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Preston 0.7 SWID-FK-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/4,715 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Bear Lake County, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.3 mi from Preston, Idaho. From its report of Oct 16, 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 Bear Lake County, 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 1U7FIG. A THE SKY OVER BEAR LAKE COUNTYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBear Lake County, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1U7TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-1U7-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

33.8 F with a dew point of 33.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Bear Lake County: temperature 33.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1U7FIG. B THE AIR AT BEAR LAKE COUNTYTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 33.8 F, 33.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEBear Lake County, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1U7TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-1U7-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 12 mph.

Plan of the wind at Bear Lake County, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, 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 1U7FIG. C THE WIND AT BEAR LAKE COUNTYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBear Lake County, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1U7TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-1U7-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Preston (PRSI1), 0.5 miles from here, read 8 Oct, 20:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Idaho

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

Near Preston

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

Near Preston

River and lake gauges