Storm Station
Island Park, Idaho
54°
Overcast· Feels like 54°·Gentle breeze 9 mph SSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northeast wind around 2 mph.
-UV
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34%Humidity
84%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Island Park, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

White Elephant SnotelWHEI1

A snow pillow on a mountain/4.5 mi away/7,710 ft/1,282 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank417of 617

D6 - Henry's LakeITD55

Beside a road/8.4 mi away/6,588 ft/160 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank290of 617

measured daily1 instrument

Island ParkISWI1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.6 mi away/6,309 ft/119 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at White Elephant Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 4.5 mi from Island Park. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 7,710 ft above sea level, 25 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 22.47 inHg and the temperature at 31.5 F; it reports 42.1 F, 10.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where White Elephant Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 7,710 feet above sea level with 25 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 22.47 inches of mercury, and temperature, 31.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WHEI1FIG. D WHERE WHITE ELEPHANT SNOTEL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREWHITE ELEPHANT SNOTEL25 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT7,710 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 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE22.47 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE31.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED42.1 FTITLEWhite Elephant Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP WHEI1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WHEI1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 44.53 N, and the day is 11 h 45 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at White Elephant Snotel, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 45 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WHEI1FIG. E THE SUN AT WHITE ELEPHANT 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 69°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°SEP 27, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 45 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.53 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEWhite Elephant Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP WHEI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WHEI1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 7,710 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, White Elephant Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 3:00 am local time; air temperature, 42.1 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WHEI1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 3:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 3:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE42.1 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEWhite Elephant Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP WHEI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WHEI1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of White Elephant Snotel, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Elsewhere in Idaho

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Near Island Park

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