Storm Station
Clayton, Idaho
44°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 42°·Light air 3 mph W
Cloudy, with a high near 71. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
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-Air quality
43%Humidity
49%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Clayton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

D4 - ClaytonITD30

Beside a road/4.0 mi away/5,561 ft/122 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank290of 617

Deadwood Resvervoir Nr LowmanDEDI1

At a river or reservoir gauge/13.5 mi away/7,871 ft/2,432 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank128of 617

ChallisLLJ

At an airfield/20.4 mi away/5,072 ft/367 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank68of 617

measured daily2 instruments

Challis AirportKLLJ

At an airfield/20.4 mi away/5,033 ft/406 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Ketchum 0.5 SSEID-BN-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/39.9 mi away/5,803 ft/364 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Challis, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.4 mi from Clayton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 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 Challis, 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 LLJFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHALLISSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEChallis, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LLJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LLJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Challis: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LLJFIG. B THE AIR AT CHALLISTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.1 FTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEChallis, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LLJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LLJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Challis, 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 LLJFIG. C THE WIND AT CHALLISPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEChallis, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LLJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LLJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Challis, 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 Clayton

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