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Mitchell, Oregon

City in Wheeler County, Oregon

Air quality

The air at Mitchell

Index 23, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Prineville (OR), 39 miles off.

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

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 115, unhealthy for sensitive groups, Thu 11 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Mitchell

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 Mitchell, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Mitchell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

SpraySPYO3

At a cooperative observer's station/25.6 mi away/1,837 ft/1,178 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Fossil 0.1 WOR-WH-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/30.2 mi away/2,656 ft/359 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at US26 EB at Keyes Summit MP74, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 5.5 mi from Mitchell, Oregon. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:09 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

45.9 F with a dew point of 22.3 F, 39 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at US26 EB at Keyes Summit MP74: temperature 45.9 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 22.3, 39 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ODT35FIG. B THE AIR AT US26 EB AT KEYES SUMMIT MP74THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 5,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 17.6 FTEMPERATURE 45.9 FDEW POINT 22.3 FSPREAD 23.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 39 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 POINTTITLEUS26 EB at Keyes Summit MP74, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS ODT35TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ODT35-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (107 degrees) at 2 mph, gusting 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 2 mph.

Plan of the wind at US26 EB at Keyes Summit MP74, north up: blowing from 107 degrees, the east southeast, at 2 miles an hour, gusting 2; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ODT35FIG. C THE WIND AT US26 EB AT KEYES SUMMIT MP74PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 107°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEUS26 EB at Keyes Summit MP74, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS ODT35TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ODT35-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 4,390 ft above sea level, 15 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.47 inHg and the temperature at 43.3 F; it reports 45.9 F, 2.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where US26 EB at Keyes Summit MP74 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,390 feet above sea level with 15 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.47 inches of mercury, and temperature, 43.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ODT35FIG. D WHERE US26 EB AT KEYES SUMMIT MP74 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 ATMOSPHEREUS26 EB AT KEYES SUMMIT MP7415 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,390 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 HERE25.47 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE43.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED45.9 FTITLEUS26 EB at Keyes Summit MP74, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS ODT35TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ODT35-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of US26 EB at Keyes Summit MP74, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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