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Silver Lake, Oregon

Community in Lake County, Oregon

Air quality

The air at Silver Lake

Index 18, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, La Pine (OR), 44 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 102, unhealthy for sensitive groups, Fri 6 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Silver Lake

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 7 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 Silver Lake, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Silver Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 10.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

The PoplarsPOPO3

At a cooperative observer's station/10.8 mi away/4,323 ft/26 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Christmas Valley 10.1 NWOR-LK-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/19.1 mi away/4,367 ft/18 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Silver Creek Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 13.6 mi from Silver Lake, Oregon. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:00 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 5,740 ft above sea level, 19 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.21 inHg and the temperature at 38.5 F; it reports 50.9 F, 12.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Silver Creek Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,740 feet above sea level with 19 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.21 inches of mercury, and temperature, 38.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SVCO3FIG. D WHERE SILVER CREEK 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 ATMOSPHERESILVER CREEK SNOTEL19 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,740 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 HERE24.21 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE38.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED50.9 FTITLESilver Creek Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SVCO3TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SVCO3-1DRAWN 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 42.96 N, and the day is 10 h 51 min long. Level ground there takes 61 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Silver Creek Snotel, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 51 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SVCO3FIG. E THE SUN AT SILVER CREEK 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 70°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 16, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 51 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.96 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESilver Creek Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SVCO3TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SVCO3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 5,740 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:00 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Silver Creek Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 7:00 pm local time; air temperature, 50.9 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SVCO3FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 7:00 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 7:00 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE50.9 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESilver Creek Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP SVCO3TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SVCO3-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Silver Creek Snotel, in 3 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 Silver Lake

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Near Silver Lake

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