Storm Station
Avila Beach, California
62°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 62°·Gentle breeze 11 mph WNW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
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68%Humidity
45%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Avila Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

San Luis ObispoSBP

At an airfield/5.6 mi away/182 ft/25 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank140of 3,118

Santa Margarita BoosterSMRC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/13.6 mi away/1,161 ft/1,004 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank2,809of 3,118

measured daily2 instruments

Pismo BeachPISC1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.2 mi away/65 ft/92 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Pismo Beach 2.3 ENECA-SL-38

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.8 mi away/207 ft/50 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at San Luis Obispo, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.6 mi from Avila Beach. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 600 ft; the ceiling is 600 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over San Luis Obispo, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 600 feet, the ceiling at 600 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SBPFIG. A THE SKY OVER SAN LUIS OBISPOSECTION, 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 600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLESan Luis Obispo, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SBPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SBP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 600 ft.

Chart of the air at San Luis Obispo: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SBPFIG. B THE AIR AT SAN LUIS OBISPOTHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 600 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.0 F, 56.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLESan Luis Obispo, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SBPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SBP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at San Luis Obispo, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 5 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 SBPFIG. C THE WIND AT SAN LUIS OBISPOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESan Luis Obispo, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SBPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SBP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of San Luis Obispo, 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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Near Avila Beach

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