Storm Station
Prairie City, Oregon
59°
Mostly clear· Feels like 59°·Light air 1 mph W
Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. Northeast wind around 3 mph.
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19%Humidity
26%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Prairie City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

John DayGCD

At an airfield/13.1 mi away/3,697 ft/163 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank8of 914

Blue Mountain Spring SnotelBLPO3

A snow pillow on a mountain/17.6 mi away/5,870 ft/2,336 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank623of 914

US26 WB at Unity MP213OD137

Beside a road/25.5 mi away/4,003 ft/469 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank428of 914

measured daily2 instruments

Prairie City 0.2 WSWOR-GR-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/3,537 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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John DayJDRO3

At a cooperative observer's station/12.6 mi away/3,100 ft/434 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at John Day, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.1 mi from Prairie City. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:15 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 John Day, 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 GCDFIG. A THE SKY OVER JOHN DAYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEJohn Day, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GCDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GCD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

43.7 F with a dew point of 24.0 F, 45 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at John Day: temperature 43.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.0, 45 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GCDFIG. B THE AIR AT JOHN DAYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 4,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 19.9 FTEMPERATURE 43.7 FDEW POINT 24.0 FSPREAD 19.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 45 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 POINTTITLEJohn Day, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GCDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GCD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at John Day, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GCDFIG. C THE WIND AT JOHN DAYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJohn Day, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GCDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GCD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of John Day, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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