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Madras, Oregon

City in Jefferson County, Oregon

Air quality

The air at Madras

Index 39, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Madras (OR), 0 miles off.

39Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)39Good0.1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Madras

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 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 Madras, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Madras, 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

Madras 2.0 SOR-JF-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/2,475 ft/183 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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MadrasMDRO3

At a cooperative observer's station/6.4 mi away/3,271 ft/979 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,142of 1,635

Station report

The weather at Madras City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.0 mi from Madras, Oregon. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:55 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 Madras City, 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 S33FIG. A THE SKY OVER MADRAS CITYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMadras City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS S33TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S33-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

35.6 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Madras City: temperature 35.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S33FIG. B THE AIR AT MADRAS CITYTHE 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 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.2 FTEMPERATURE 35.6 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEMadras City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS S33TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S33-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Madras City, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S33FIG. C THE WIND AT MADRAS CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMadras City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS S33TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S33-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Madras City, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Oregon

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Near Madras

River and lake gauges