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Damascus, Oregon

Community in Clackamas County, Oregon

Air quality

The air at Damascus

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Clackamas (OR), 5 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good8.7 mi
  • Ozone25Good34 ppb8.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb8.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb8.7 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm8.7 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 68, moderate, Fri 7 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Damascus

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. 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 Damascus, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 5 AM, lowest 7 miles Sat 8 AM.

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On the radar over Damascus, OregonReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Damascus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Damascus 0.9 WNWOR-CC-105

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/606 ft/72 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Oregon CityORYO3

At a cooperative observer's station/8.1 mi away/174 ft/360 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Portland - Troutdale, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.6 mi from Damascus, Oregon. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:53 AM 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 Portland - Troutdale, 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 TTDFIG. A THE SKY OVER PORTLAND - TROUTDALESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPortland - Troutdale, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TTDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TTD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

67.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 40 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Portland - Troutdale: temperature 67.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 40 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TTDFIG. B THE AIR AT PORTLAND - TROUTDALETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 5,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.6 FTEMPERATURE 67.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 FSPREAD 25.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 40 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 POINTTITLEPortland - Troutdale, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TTDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TTD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 21 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Portland - Troutdale, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 21 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TTDFIG. C THE WIND AT PORTLAND - TROUTDALEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPortland - Troutdale, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TTDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TTD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Portland - Troutdale, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Oregon

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

Near Damascus

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

Near Damascus

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