Storm Station
China Lake Acres, California
72°
Overcast· Feels like 72°·Light breeze 5 mph SSW
Sunny. High near 89, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 30 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
23%Humidity
75%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest China Lake Acres, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

China Lake (NAF)NID

At an airfield/5.0 mi away/2,283 ft/140 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2,782of 3,127

Indian Wells CanyonIWLC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.6 mi away/3,760 ft/1,337 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank662of 3,127

Chimney CreekS2240

At a soil climate station/20.2 mi away/5,680 ft/3,257 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Ridgecrest 1.2 SECA-KN-40

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.0 mi away/2,261 ft/162 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at China Lake (NAF), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.0 mi from China Lake Acres. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over China Lake (NAF), height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NIDFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHINA LAKE (NAF)SECTION, 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 REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEChina Lake (NAF), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NIDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NID-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 35.0 F, 33 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at China Lake (NAF): temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.0, 33 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NIDFIG. B THE AIR AT CHINA LAKE (NAF)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 6,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.8 FTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 35.0 FSPREAD 30.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 33 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 POINTTITLEChina Lake (NAF), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NIDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NID-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at China Lake (NAF), north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, 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 NIDFIG. C THE WIND AT CHINA LAKE (NAF)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChina Lake (NAF), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NIDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NID-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of China Lake (NAF), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at N.American Chemical Corp. Main Plant (TNAC1), 22.5 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in California

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Near China Lake Acres

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