Storm Station
Independence, Oregon
55°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 55°·Light breeze 4 mph N
Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. North wind around 6 mph.
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-Air quality
62%Humidity
67%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Independence, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

OR22 at Eola EB MP21.93OD190

Beside a road/6.7 mi away/200 ft/44 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank657of 914

Salem/McnarySLE

At an airfield/10.2 mi away/200 ft/44 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 914

Rockhouse1 RAWSRKHO3

A remote fire weather station/14.3 mi away/1,975 ft/1,819 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank287of 914

Corvallis 10 SSW04236

At a climate reference station/31.2 mi away/312 ft/156 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Independence 0.6 SEOR-PK-53

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/160 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Dallas 2NeDASO3

At a cooperative observer's station/8.0 mi away/305 ft/149 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Salem/Mcnary, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.2 mi from Independence. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Salem/Mcnary, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SLEFIG. A THE SKY OVER SALEM/MCNARYSECTION, 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 STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESalem/Mcnary, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SLETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SLE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 44.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Salem/Mcnary: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.0, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SLEFIG. B THE AIR AT SALEM/MCNARYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.0 FTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 44.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLESalem/Mcnary, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SLETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SLE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Salem/Mcnary, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SLEFIG. C THE WIND AT SALEM/MCNARYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESalem/Mcnary, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SLETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SLE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Salem/Mcnary, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Oregon

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

Near Independence

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