Storm Station
Bancroft, Idaho
47°
Mostly clear· Feels like 47°·Light air 2 mph NNW
Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 0 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
65%Humidity
36%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Bancroft, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

D5 - Gem ValleyITDC3

Beside a road/5.8 mi away/5,535 ft/112 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank290of 617

Pocatello MunicipalPIH

At an airfield/38.3 mi away/4,478 ft/945 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 617

measured daily2 instruments

Lava Hot SpringsLKSI1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/5,066 ft/357 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Lava Hot Springs 1.9 WSWID-BK-31

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.9 mi away/5,046 ft/377 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Pocatello Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 38.3 mi from Bancroft. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:53 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 Pocatello Municipal, 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 PIHFIG. A THE SKY OVER POCATELLO MUNICIPALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPocatello Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PIHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PIH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Pocatello Municipal: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PIHFIG. B THE AIR AT POCATELLO MUNICIPALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.5 FTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEPocatello Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PIHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PIH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Pocatello Municipal, north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PIHFIG. C THE WIND AT POCATELLO MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPocatello Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PIHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PIH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Idaho

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

Near Bancroft

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