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Prospect, Oregon

Community in Jackson County, Oregon

Air quality

The air at Prospect

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Shady Cove (OR), 18 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good18.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 13, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Prospect

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 Prospect, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Prospect, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Prospect 0.2 SEOR-JC-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/2,578 ft/8 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Medford/Jackson Co., drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 32.2 mi from Prospect, Oregon. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:53 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 Medford/Jackson Co., 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 MFRFIG. A THE SKY OVER MEDFORD/JACKSON CO.SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMedford/Jackson Co., the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MFRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MFR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

66.0 F with a dew point of 34.0 F, 30 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Medford/Jackson Co.: temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.0, 30 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MFRFIG. B THE AIR AT MEDFORD/JACKSON CO.THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 7,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.4 FTEMPERATURE 66.0 FDEW POINT 34.0 FSPREAD 32.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 30 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 POINTTITLEMedford/Jackson Co., the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MFRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MFR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Medford/Jackson Co., north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MFRFIG. C THE WIND AT MEDFORD/JACKSON CO.PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMedford/Jackson Co., the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MFRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MFR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Medford/Jackson Co., in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Prospect 2 SW (PRSO3), 1.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 13:15. measured daily

Elsewhere in Oregon

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

Near Prospect

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

Near Prospect

River and lake gauges