Storm Station
Downey, Idaho
51° 79°/47°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 51°·Light breeze 4 mph SSE
Mostly cloudy. Low around 38, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
50%Humidity
50%Cloud
Now
2:15 AM
51feels51
now, partly cloudy
Today
Sep 27
7947
16mph
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7458
27%
20mph
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7249
partly cloudy day
Wed
Sep 30
7351
15mph
clear day
Thu
Oct 1
7650
clear day
Fri
Oct 2
8255
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
7858
13mph
overcast
51°
79°47°
74°58°
72°49°
73°51°
76°50°
82°55°
78°58°

As of 2:15 AM in Downey, Idaho.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Downey, 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 now2 instruments

D5 - Swan LakeITDA4

Beside a road/7.9 mi away/4,790 ft/81 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank438of 617

Sedgwick Peak SnotelSEPI1

A snow pillow on a mountain/10.7 mi away/7,850 ft/2,979 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank599of 617

measured daily2 instruments

DowneyDWYI1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/4,862 ft/9 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Lava Hot Springs 1.9 WSWID-BK-31

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.3 mi away/5,046 ft/175 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at D5 - Swan Lake, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 7.9 mi from Downey. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:30 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 1.25 mi.

Section of the sky over D5 - Swan Lake, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 1.25 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ITDA4FIG. A THE SKY OVER D5 - SWAN LAKESECTION, 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 STATIONNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.25 MI0510TITLED5 - Swan Lake, the skySTATION REPORT · RWIS ITDA4TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ITDA4-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

56.8 F with a dew point of 35.2 F, 44 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at D5 - Swan Lake: temperature 56.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.2, 44 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ITDA4FIG. B THE AIR AT D5 - SWAN LAKETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.6 FTEMPERATURE 56.8 FDEW POINT 35.2 FSPREAD 21.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 44 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 POINTTITLED5 - Swan Lake, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS ITDA4TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ITDA4-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (314 degrees) at 6 mph, gusting 14 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at D5 - Swan Lake, north up: blowing from 314 degrees, the northwest, at 6 miles an hour, gusting 14; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ITDA4FIG. C THE WIND AT D5 - SWAN LAKEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 314°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLED5 - Swan Lake, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS ITDA4TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ITDA4-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The full report of D5 - Swan Lake, 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 Downey

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