Storm Station
Elk River, Idaho
48°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 48°·Light air 2 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
51%Humidity
43%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Elk River, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.7 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Elk Butte SnotelELBI1

A snow pillow on a mountain/4.7 mi away/5,690 ft/2,843 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank519of 617

D1 - Shoshone County LineITD89

Beside a road/13.9 mi away/2,897 ft/50 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank290of 617

measured daily2 instruments

Orofino 7.7 NEID-CW-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.3 mi away/3,162 ft/315 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Elk Butte Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 4.7 mi from Elk River. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 5,690 ft above sea level, 19 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.26 inHg and the temperature at 38.7 F; it reports 38.3 F, 0.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Elk Butte Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,690 feet above sea level with 19 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.26 inches of mercury, and temperature, 38.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ELBI1FIG. D WHERE ELK BUTTE SNOTEL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREELK BUTTE SNOTEL19 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,690 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE24.26 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE38.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED38.3 FTITLEElk Butte Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP ELBI1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ELBI1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 46.84 N, and the day is 11 h 44 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Elk Butte Snotel, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 67 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 44 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ELBI1FIG. E THE SUN AT ELK BUTTE SNOTELELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 67°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°SEP 27, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 44 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 46.84 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEElk Butte Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP ELBI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ELBI1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 5,690 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Elk Butte Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 4:00 am local time; air temperature, 38.3 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ELBI1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 4:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 4:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE38.3 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEElk Butte Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP ELBI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ELBI1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Elk Butte Snotel, in 3 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 Elk River

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