Storm Station
Idanha, Oregon
50°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 47°·Light breeze 7 mph ENE
Mostly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. East wind around 3 mph.
-UV
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54%Humidity
64%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Idanha, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Marion Forks SnotelMRFO3

A snow pillow on a mountain/8.7 mi away/2,590 ft/835 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank489of 915

US20 WB at Santiam Jct MP74.8OD140

Beside a road/19.3 mi away/3,766 ft/2,011 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank568of 915

measured daily2 instruments

Marion Forks Fish HatcheryMNFO3

At a cooperative observer's station/8.5 mi away/2,533 ft/778 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Idanha 16.3 ENEOR-JF-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/16.1 mi away/4,961 ft/3,206 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Marion Forks Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 8.7 mi from Idanha. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 2,590 ft above sea level, 9 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.22 inHg and the temperature at 49.8 F; it reports 39.2 F, 10.6 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Marion Forks Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,590 feet above sea level with 9 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.22 inches of mercury, and temperature, 49.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRFO3FIG. D WHERE MARION FORKS 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 ATMOSPHEREMARION FORKS SNOTEL9 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,590 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 HERE27.22 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE49.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED39.2 FTITLEMarion Forks Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP MRFO3TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MRFO3-1DRAWN 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 44.59 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 Marion Forks 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 MRFO3FIG. E THE SUN AT MARION FORKS 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 44.59 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEMarion Forks Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP MRFO3TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MRFO3-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 2,590 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, Marion Forks 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, 39.2 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRFO3FIG. 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 TEMPERATURE39.2 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEMarion Forks Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP MRFO3TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MRFO3-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

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

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Snow on the ground

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Near Idanha

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