Storm Station
Chowchilla, California
83°
Mostly clear· Feels like 81°·Light breeze 5 mph W
Mostly clear. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
59Air quality
27%Humidity
26%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Chowchilla, 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

MaderaMAE

At an airfield/12.3 mi away/251 ft/16 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank210of 3,115

Black Rascal DiversionBLQC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.7 mi away/201 ft/34 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank856of 3,115

Merced 23 WSW93243

At a climate reference station/35.0 mi away/78 ft/157 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Chowchilla 0.3 ECA-MA-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/238 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

MercedMCEC1

At a cooperative observer's station/18.1 mi away/161 ft/74 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Madera, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.3 mi from Chowchilla. 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 Madera, 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 MAEFIG. A THE SKY OVER MADERASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMadera, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MAETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MAE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Madera: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MAEFIG. B THE AIR AT MADERATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.3 FTEMPERATURE 64.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 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 POINTTITLEMadera, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MAETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MAE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Madera, north up: blowing from 290 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 MAEFIG. C THE WIND AT MADERAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMadera, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MAETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MAE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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