Storm Station
Basalt, Idaho
60°
Overcast· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 5 mph WSW
Mostly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. East northeast wind around 1 mph.
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-Air quality
37%Humidity
87%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Basalt, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

D5 - Blackfoot R.A.ITD26

Beside a road/5.5 mi away/4,573 ft/18 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank289of 617

Idaho Falls/FanningIDA

At an airfield/14.4 mi away/4,741 ft/150 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 617

Idaho Falls 16SEIDFI1

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.2 mi away/5,794 ft/1,203 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank229of 617

measured daily2 instruments

Basalt 0.2 SEID-BG-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/4,599 ft/8 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Blackfoot Fire DeptBKFI1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.6 mi away/4,482 ft/109 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Idaho Falls/Fanning, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.4 mi from Basalt. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 6,500 ft, a few clouds at 9,500 ft, broken at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Idaho Falls/Fanning, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IDAFIG. A THE SKY OVER IDAHO FALLS/FANNINGSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 11,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 9,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 6,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIdaho Falls/Fanning, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IDATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IDA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 66 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Idaho Falls/Fanning: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 66 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IDAFIG. B THE AIR AT IDAHO FALLS/FANNINGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 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 POINTTITLEIdaho Falls/Fanning, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IDATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IDA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Idaho Falls/Fanning, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IDAFIG. C THE WIND AT IDAHO FALLS/FANNINGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIdaho Falls/Fanning, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IDATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IDA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Idaho Falls/Fanning, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Idaho

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Near Basalt

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