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Spirit Lake, Idaho

City in Kootenai County, Idaho

Air quality

The air at Spirit Lake

Index 45, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Coeur d'Alene (ID), 20 miles off.

45Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)45Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Spirit Lake

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 Spirit Lake, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Spirit Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

D1 - SeasonsITD76

Beside a road/2.8 mi away/2,615 ft/39 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank656of 833

measured daily2 instruments

Spirit Lake 1.5 SID-KT-34

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/2,548 ft/28 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Coeur D Alene(AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.4 mi from Spirit Lake, Idaho. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Coeur D Alene(AWOS), height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT COEFIG. A THE SKY OVER COEUR D ALENE(AWOS)SECTION, 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: 7 MI0510TITLECoeur D Alene(AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS COETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-COE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Coeur D Alene(AWOS): temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT COEFIG. B THE AIR AT COEUR D ALENE(AWOS)THE 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 F60 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.3 FTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 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 POINTTITLECoeur D Alene(AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS COETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-COE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (70 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Coeur D Alene(AWOS), north up: blowing from 70 degrees, the east northeast, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT COEFIG. C THE WIND AT COEUR D ALENE(AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECoeur D Alene(AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS COETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-COE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Coeur D Alene(AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Bayview Model Basin (BYVI1), 13.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Idaho

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

Near Spirit Lake

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

Near Spirit Lake

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