Storm Station
Buttonwillow, California
72° 93°/64°
Overcast· Feels like 72°·Calm 1 mph SSE
Partly cloudy. Low around 59, with temperatures rising to around 63 overnight. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
0UV Low
57Air quality
41%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
12:30 AM
72feels72
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
9364
14mph
UV 7
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
8356
UV 6
clear day
Tue
Sep 29
8961
UV 6
clear day
Wed
Sep 30
9866
UV 6
clear day
Thu
Oct 1
10067
UV 6
clear day
Fri
Oct 2
10269
UV 6
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
10472
UV 6
clear day
72°
93°64°
83°56°
89°61°
98°66°
100°67°
102°69°
104°72°

As of 12:30 AM in Buttonwillow, California.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Buttonwillow, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 14.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Cochora Ranch ScanCXXC1

On a farm or research station/20.9 mi away/2,697 ft/2,429 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,556of 3,115

Cochora RanchS2189

At a soil climate station/20.9 mi away/2,697 ft/2,429 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Bakersfield/MeadowsBFL

At an airfield/23.3 mi away/492 ft/224 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Wasco 0.8 SSWCA-KN-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.2 mi away/325 ft/57 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

WascoWASC1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.0 mi away/328 ft/60 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Bakersfield/Meadows, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.3 mi from Buttonwillow. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:54 PM 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 Bakersfield/Meadows, 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 BFLFIG. A THE SKY OVER BAKERSFIELD/MEADOWSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBakersfield/Meadows, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BFLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BFL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

76.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 37 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Bakersfield/Meadows: temperature 76.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 37 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFLFIG. B THE AIR AT BAKERSFIELD/MEADOWSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 6,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.9 FTEMPERATURE 76.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 FSPREAD 28.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 37 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 POINTTITLEBakersfield/Meadows, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BFL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Bakersfield/Meadows, 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 BFLFIG. C THE WIND AT BAKERSFIELD/MEADOWSPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEBakersfield/Meadows, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BFL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Wasco (WASC1), 15.0 miles from here, read 22 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in California

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Near Buttonwillow

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.