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Wallowa Lake, Oregon

Community in Wallowa County, Oregon

Air quality

The air at Wallowa Lake

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Cove (OR), 29 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Wallowa Lake

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 Wallowa Lake, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Wallowa Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Joseph StateJSY

At an airfield/6.0 mi away/4,089 ft/408 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

JosephJOSO3

At a cooperative observer's station/4.7 mi away/4,252 ft/245 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank22of 1,635

Station report

The weather at Mt. Howard Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 1.9 mi from Wallowa Lake, Oregon. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 7,910 ft above sea level, 25 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 22.30 inHg and the temperature at 30.8 F; it reports 43.7 F, 12.9 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Mt. Howard Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 7,910 feet above sea level with 25 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 22.30 inches of mercury, and temperature, 30.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MHWO3FIG. D WHERE MT. HOWARD SNOTEL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREMT. HOWARD SNOTEL25 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT7,910 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 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE22.30 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE30.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED43.7 FTITLEMt. Howard Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP MHWO3TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MHWO3-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 36 degrees above the horizon at 45.27 N, and the day is 10 h 45 min long. Level ground there takes 58 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Mt. Howard Snotel, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 36 degrees above the horizon, against 68 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 21 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 45 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MHWO3FIG. E THE SUN AT MT. HOWARD 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 68°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 21°OCT 16, 36°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 45 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 58 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 45.27 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEMt. Howard Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP MHWO3TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MHWO3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 7,910 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Mt. Howard Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 2:00 am local time; air temperature, 43.7 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MHWO3FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 2:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 2:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE43.7 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEMt. Howard Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP MHWO3TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MHWO3-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Mt. Howard Snotel, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Joseph (JOSO3), 4.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Oregon

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

Near Wallowa Lake

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

Near Wallowa Lake

River and lake gauges