Storm Station
Carlsbad, California
75°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 75°·Light breeze 4 mph W
Cloudy, with a low around 71. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
56Air quality
66%Humidity
62%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Carlsbad, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Carlsbad/PalomarCRQ

At an airfield/1.0 mi away/328 ft/35 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank39of 3,115

San Marcos Cnty LandfillNMLC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.6 mi away/728 ft/435 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank2,684of 3,115

Fallbrook 5 NE53151

At a climate reference station/22.3 mi away/1,140 ft/847 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Carlsbad 1.4 SECA-SD-170

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/274 ft/19 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Vista 2 NNEVSTC1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.5 mi away/531 ft/238 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Carlsbad/Palomar, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.0 mi from Carlsbad. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:25 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Carlsbad/Palomar, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRQFIG. A THE SKY OVER CARLSBAD/PALOMARSECTION, 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 SHEETSCT 600 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECarlsbad/Palomar, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CRQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CRQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

72.0 F with a dew point of 69.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 600 ft.

Chart of the air at Carlsbad/Palomar: temperature 72.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRQFIG. B THE AIR AT CARLSBAD/PALOMARTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 68.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 600 FTTEMPERATURE 72.0 FDEW POINT 69.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLECarlsbad/Palomar, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CRQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CRQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Carlsbad/Palomar, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRQFIG. C THE WIND AT CARLSBAD/PALOMARPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECarlsbad/Palomar, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CRQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CRQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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