Storm Station
Caribou, California
66°
Overcast· Feels like 66°·Light breeze 8 mph SSW
Cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
-UV
37Air quality
33%Humidity
77%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Caribou, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Caribou PHCBIC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/0.4 mi away/3,560 ft/307 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,444of 3,115

ChesterO05

At an airfield/14.9 mi away/4,534 ft/1,281 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,920of 3,115

Spring GardenCD018

Beside a road/21.3 mi away/3,799 ft/546 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank2,069of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Meadow Valley 5.6 WSWCA-PM-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.6 mi away/4,438 ft/1,185 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Storrie - Bucks CreekBUCC1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.0 mi away/2,042 ft/1,211 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Chester, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.9 mi from Caribou. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

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

Section of the sky over Chester, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 10,000 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 FTBKN 12,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 10,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 10,000 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-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 41 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Chester: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 41 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 10,000 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 5,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 23.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 41 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

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

Plan of the wind at Chester, 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 O05FIG. C THE WIND AT CHESTERPLAN, 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 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

Elsewhere in California

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Near Caribou

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