Storm Station
Merlin, Oregon
60°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 60°·Light air 2 mph N
Partly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. West southwest wind around 3 mph.
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34%Humidity
54%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Merlin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Grants Pass3S8

At an airfield/1.9 mi away/1,109 ft/202 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank8of 914

Merlin RAWSMLFO3

A remote fire weather station/3.1 mi away/1,171 ft/264 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank119of 914

I5 SB at Sexton Mountain MP69ODT24

Beside a road/5.9 mi away/1,932 ft/1,025 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank657of 914

measured daily2 instruments

Grants Pass 7.6 NWOR-JS-30

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/1,005 ft/98 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Grants PassGPSO3

At a cooperative observer's station/8.3 mi away/938 ft/31 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Grants Pass, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.9 mi from Merlin. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Grants Pass, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 3S8FIG. A THE SKY OVER GRANTS PASSSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 10,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGrants Pass, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 3S8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-3S8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 46.4 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Grants Pass: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.4, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 10,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 3S8FIG. B THE AIR AT GRANTS PASSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 46.4 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEGrants Pass, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 3S8TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-3S8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Grants Pass, 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 3S8FIG. C THE WIND AT GRANTS PASSPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEGrants Pass, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 3S8TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-3S8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Grants Pass, 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 Merlin

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