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Ruch, Oregon

Community in Jackson County, Oregon

Air quality

The air at Ruch

Index 42, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Medford (OR), 10 miles off.

42Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 58, moderate, Fri 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ruch

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. 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 Ruch, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ruch, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station GW7831GW7831

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.1 mi away/1,639 ft/405 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

RuchRUCO3

At a cooperative observer's station/0.9 mi away/1,562 ft/482 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Jacksonville 3.9 SSWOR-JC-104

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.0 mi away/3,156 ft/1,112 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, 13.4 mi from Ruch, Oregon. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:53 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 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

51.0 F with a dew point of 34.0 F, 52 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Medford/Jackson Co.: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.0, 52 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,900 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.4 FTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 34.0 FSPREAD 17.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 52 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

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