Storm Station
California City, California
72° 87°/65°
Overcast· Feels like 72°·Light breeze 5 mph SSE
Mostly cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 64 overnight. South southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
0UV Low
38Air quality
28%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
12:15 AM
72feels72
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
8765
22mph
UV 7
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
8154
22mph
UV 7
clear day
Tue
Sep 29
8860
17mph
UV 7
clear day
Wed
Sep 30
9164
15mph
UV 7
clear day
Thu
Oct 1
9367
UV 7
clear day
Fri
Oct 2
9574
UV 7
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
9574
UV 7
clear day
72°
87°65°
81°54°
88°60°
91°64°
93°67°
95°74°
95°74°

As of 12:15 AM in California City, California.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest California City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Edwards N-Aux9L2

At an airfield/10.9 mi away/2,300 ft/71 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank230of 3,115

Jaw Bone RAWSJWBC1

A remote fire weather station/19.0 mi away/4,537 ft/2,166 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,055of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

California City 8.8 SWCA-KN-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/2,364 ft/7 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Tehachapi 4 SETHPC1

At a cooperative observer's station/26.0 mi away/4,209 ft/1,838 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Edwards N-Aux, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.9 mi from California City. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:55 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 Edwards N-Aux, 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 9L2FIG. A THE SKY OVER EDWARDS N-AUXSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEEdwards N-Aux, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 9L2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-9L2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

73.2 F with a dew point of 44.0 F, 35 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Edwards N-Aux: temperature 73.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.0, 35 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 9L2FIG. B THE AIR AT EDWARDS N-AUXTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 6,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.8 FTEMPERATURE 73.2 FDEW POINT 44.0 FSPREAD 29.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 35 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 POINTTITLEEdwards N-Aux, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 9L2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-9L2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Edwards N-Aux, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, at 6 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 9L2FIG. C THE WIND AT EDWARDS N-AUXPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEdwards N-Aux, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 9L2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-9L2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Edwards N-Aux, 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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