Storm Station
Arcata, California
53° 62°/49°
Overcast· Feels like 53°·Light air 3 mph S
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
0UV Low
36Air quality
97%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
12:30 AM
53feels53
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6249
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6749
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7051
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
7955
partly cloudy day
Thu
Oct 1
7755
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
7254
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
8557
mostly clear day
53°
62°49°
67°49°
70°51°
79°55°
77°55°
72°54°
85°57°

As of 12:30 AM in Arcata, California.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Arcata, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Humboldt - Cal Poly RAWSCPYC1

A remote fire weather station/5.7 mi away/1,762 ft/1,706 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank292of 3,115

Arcata/Eureka ArptACV

At an airfield/7.1 mi away/217 ft/161 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3,069of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Arcata 0.7 NWCA-HM-58

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/71 ft/15 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ScotiaSCTC1

At a cooperative observer's station/27.2 mi away/138 ft/82 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Arcata/Eureka Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.1 mi from Arcata. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 900 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Arcata/Eureka Arpt, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 900 feet, the ceiling at 900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACVFIG. A THE SKY OVER ARCATA/EUREKA ARPTSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEArcata/Eureka Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ACVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ACV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 900 ft.

Chart of the air at Arcata/Eureka Arpt: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACVFIG. B THE AIR AT ARCATA/EUREKA ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 900 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 53.0 F, 52.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEArcata/Eureka Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ACVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ACV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Arcata/Eureka Arpt, 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 ACVFIG. C THE WIND AT ARCATA/EUREKA ARPTPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEArcata/Eureka Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ACVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ACV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Arcata/Eureka Arpt, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in California

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