Storm Station
Bucks Lake, California
54°
Overcast· Feels like 54°·Light air 3 mph S
Cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. South wind around 2 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
59%Humidity
82%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Bucks Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Bucks Creek Ph - PgeBUPC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.2 mi away/2,717 ft/2,600 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,467of 3,123

Spring GardenCD018

Beside a road/18.1 mi away/3,799 ft/1,518 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,997of 3,123

ChesterO05

At an airfield/29.5 mi away/4,534 ft/783 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,906of 3,123

measured daily2 instruments

Meadow Valley 5.6 WSWCA-PM-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.7 mi away/4,438 ft/879 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Storrie - Bucks CreekBUCC1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.9 mi away/2,042 ft/3,275 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Chester, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.5 mi from Bucks Lake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:50 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,400 ft, broken at 7,000 ft, overcast at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Chester, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT O05FIG. A THE SKY OVER CHESTERSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 12,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEChester, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS O05TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-O05-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 47 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Chester: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 47 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT O05FIG. B THE AIR AT CHESTERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,400 FTTEMPERATURE 51.8 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 19.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 47 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 POINTTITLEChester, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS O05TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-O05-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Chester, 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 O05FIG. C THE WIND AT CHESTERPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEChester, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS O05TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-O05-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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