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West Scio, Oregon

Community in Linn County, Oregon

Air quality

The air at West Scio

Index 36, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Albany (OR), 12 miles off.

36Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)36Good7.1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at West Scio

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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Visibility

How far you can see at West Scio, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 5 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest West Scio, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Stayton RAWSSYNO3

A remote fire weather station/6.9 mi away/443 ft/130 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank6of 1,635

AlbanyS12

At an airfield/10.1 mi away/226 ft/87 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank15of 1,635

measured daily2 instruments

Scio 4.2 SWOR-LN-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/281 ft/32 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank894of 1,635

StaytonSTYO3

At a cooperative observer's station/6.5 mi away/425 ft/112 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Albany, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.1 mi from West Scio, Oregon. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:50 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 Albany, 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 S12FIG. A THE SKY OVER ALBANYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAlbany, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS S12TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S12-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 63 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Albany: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 63 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S12FIG. B THE AIR AT ALBANYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.8 FTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 44.6 FSPREAD 12.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 63 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 POINTTITLEAlbany, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS S12TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S12-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Albany, 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 S12FIG. C THE WIND AT ALBANYPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEAlbany, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS S12TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S12-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Albany, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Oregon

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

Near West Scio

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

Near West Scio

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