Visibility for NearSys Station, 14 January 2020

Overcast day, but the visibility did reach 50 miles towards the east where the peaks of the Boise Mountains rose above the cloud tops. To the south, peaks 30 miles away were not visible as the peaks of the Owyhee Mountains didn't clear the clouds.

Most of the snow from the previous day had melted by this afternoon. 

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East - the tops of the Boise Mountains are visible 

All-Sky Photometer for NearSys Station, 11 January 2020

The sun came out on the 11th. Although, we did have a cloud pass over at around 2:15 PM

Air Quality for NearSys Station, 3 - 10 January 2020

We had good air quality this week except for a bit of time on the 4th and 8th. Otherwise, the air quality was in the green all week. One reason was because of our wind. An inversion was unable to establish itself.

House Finch at the Bird Feeder

I thought a photograph of a bird at one of my feeders would be perfect on a snowy morning. So here it is.

House Finch eating sunflower seeds on the morning of January 5th.

Visibility for NearSys Station, 5 January 2020

A mild snow shower blanketed the region in one inch of snow. Fog and haze from the shower limited visibility to about 15 miles.

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East

Surface Temperature of the Snake River at Homedale, 2019

I used my thermal imager to collect occasional temperature readings of the Snake River. The location was on the edge of Homedale, ID, about a
1.5 miles from NearSys Station. Below is the chart I created from those readings.

I suspect that the speed of the river effected some of these readings. But it can still be seen when the river peaked in temperature.

All-Sky LED Photometer for NearSys Station, 4 January 2020

Wind blew over the photometer, so the morning's data is caput. The day started out cloudy and became mostly sunny layer in the evening.