Storm Station
Sign in

Smiths Ferry, Idaho

Community in Valley County, Idaho

Air quality

The air at Smiths Ferry

Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Garden Valley (ID), 14 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 14, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Smiths Ferry

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

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Smiths Ferry, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Smiths Ferry, 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 now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Cascade 4.4 SEID-VL-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.9 mi away/4,786 ft/238 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

OlaOLYI1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.3 mi away/3,072 ft/1,476 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank675of 833

Station report

The weather at D3 - Smiths Ferry, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 0.5 mi from Smiths Ferry, Idaho. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:30 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 1.25 mi.

Section of the sky over D3 - Smiths Ferry, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 1.25 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ITD36FIG. A THE SKY OVER D3 - SMITHS FERRYSECTION, 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 STATIONNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.25 MI0510TITLED3 - Smiths Ferry, the skySTATION REPORT · RWIS ITD36TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ITD36-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

39.2 F with a dew point of 27.0 F, 61 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at D3 - Smiths Ferry: temperature 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 27.0, 61 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ITD36FIG. B THE AIR AT D3 - SMITHS FERRYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 24.4 FTEMPERATURE 39.2 FDEW POINT 27.0 FSPREAD 12.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 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 POINTTITLED3 - Smiths Ferry, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS ITD36TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ITD36-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (308 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 14 mph.

Plan of the wind at D3 - Smiths Ferry, north up: blowing from 308 degrees, the northwest, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 3; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ITD36FIG. C THE WIND AT D3 - SMITHS FERRYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 308°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLED3 - Smiths Ferry, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS ITD36TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ITD36-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The full report of D3 - Smiths Ferry, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

-

Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Idaho

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

Near Smiths Ferry

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

Near Smiths Ferry

River and lake gauges