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Viola, Idaho

Community in Latah County, Idaho

Air quality

The air at Viola

Index 18, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Moscow (ID), 8 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Viola

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Viola, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Viola, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

LewistonLWS

At an airfield/32.1 mi away/1,437 ft/1,196 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 840

measured daily2 instruments

Moscow 5.9 NID-LT-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/3,209 ft/576 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank39of 840

Moscow U Of IMUNI1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.3 mi away/2,608 ft/25 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Lewiston, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 32.1 mi from Viola, Idaho. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:56 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LWS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 33.0 F, 35 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lewiston: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.0, 35 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,300 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 6,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.2 FTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 33.0 FSPREAD 28.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 35 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-LWS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lewiston, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, 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 LWSFIG. C THE WIND AT LEWISTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELewiston, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LWSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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

Measured at Moscow U Of I (MUNI1), 8.3 miles from here, read 11 Oct, 16:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Idaho

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

Near Viola

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

Near Viola

River and lake gauges