Storm Station
Mackay, Idaho
45° 69°/44°
Overcast· Feels like 41°·Light breeze 7 mph NNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northwest wind around 3 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
34%Humidity
96%Cloud
Now
2:15 AM
45feels41
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6944
14mph
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6949
43%
24mph
rain
Tue
Sep 29
7047
11%
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
7050
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
7250
mostly clear day
Fri
Oct 2
7651
13mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
7354
overcast
45°
69°44°
69°49°
70°47°
70°50°
72°50°
76°51°
73°54°

As of 2:15 AM in Mackay, Idaho.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Mackay, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Hilts Creek SnotelHLTI1

A snow pillow on a mountain/10.2 mi away/8,000 ft/2,094 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank584of 617

D6 - Willow Creek SummitITD57

Beside a road/28.3 mi away/7,172 ft/1,266 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank438of 617

Arco 17 SW04126

At a climate reference station/31.5 mi away/5,920 ft/14 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Mackay Lost River RsMKRI1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.9 mi away/5,928 ft/22 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Moore 0.1 WID-BT-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.4 mi away/5,463 ft/443 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Hilts Creek Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 10.2 mi from Mackay. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:59 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 8,000 ft above sea level, 26 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 22.22 inHg and the temperature at 30.5 F; it reports 40.3 F, 9.8 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Hilts Creek Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 8,000 feet above sea level with 26 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 22.22 inches of mercury, and temperature, 30.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HLTI1FIG. D WHERE HILTS CREEK 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 ATMOSPHEREHILTS CREEK SNOTEL26 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT8,000 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 HERE22.22 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE30.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED40.3 FTITLEHilts Creek Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP HLTI1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HLTI1-1DRAWN 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 44.02 N, and the day is 11 h 46 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Hilts Creek Snotel, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 46 at the equinoxes and 23 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 46 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HLTI1FIG. E THE SUN AT HILTS CREEK 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 46°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 23°SEP 27, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 46 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.02 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEHilts Creek Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP HLTI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HLTI1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 8,000 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:59 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Hilts Creek Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 26, 2026, 11:59 pm local time; air temperature, 40.3 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HLTI1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 26, 2026, 11:59 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 26, 2026, 11:59 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE40.3 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEHilts Creek Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP HLTI1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HLTI1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Mackay Lost River Rs (MKRI1), 0.9 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 16:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Idaho

18 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Mackay

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