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Fort Klamath, Oregon

Community in Klamath County, Oregon

Air quality

The air at Fort Klamath

Index 23, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Chiloquin (OR), 11 miles off.

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

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 14, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Fort Klamath

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 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 Fort Klamath, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fort Klamath, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Fort Klamath 3.9 NWOR-KL-30

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/4,298 ft/115 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Sun Pass Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 5.6 mi from Fort Klamath, Oregon. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:00 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 5,400 ft above sea level, 18 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.53 inHg and the temperature at 39.7 F; it reports 43.9 F, 4.2 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Sun Pass Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,400 feet above sea level with 18 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.53 inches of mercury, and temperature, 39.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SSSO3FIG. D WHERE SUN PASS SNOTEL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERESUN PASS SNOTEL18 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,400 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE24.53 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE39.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED43.9 FTITLESun Pass Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SSSO3TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SSSO3-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 42.79 N, and the day is 10 h 52 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Sun Pass Snotel, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 52 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SSSO3FIG. E THE SUN AT SUN PASS SNOTELELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 71°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 16, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 52 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.79 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESun Pass Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SSSO3TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SSSO3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 5,400 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:00 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Sun Pass Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 8:00 pm local time; air temperature, 43.9 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SSSO3FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 8:00 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 8:00 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE43.9 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESun Pass Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP SSSO3TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SSSO3-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Sun Pass Snotel, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Crater Lake National Park Hq (CRLO3), 14.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:35. measured daily

Elsewhere in Oregon

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

Near Fort Klamath

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

Near Fort Klamath

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