Storm Station
Cottonwood, California
73°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 73°·Light breeze 6 mph S
Mostly clear. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. North northwest wind around 1 mph.
-UV
41Air quality
18%Humidity
70%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Cottonwood, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Redding MunicipalRDD

At an airfield/8.1 mi away/502 ft/56 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 3,115

BuckhornCD005

Beside a road/30.6 mi away/2,674 ft/2,228 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank2,067of 3,115

French GulchS2218

At a soil climate station/30.9 mi away/3,704 ft/3,258 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Cottonwood 1.9 WCA-SH-39

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/487 ft/41 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Cottonwood FisheriesCFSC1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.8 mi away/438 ft/8 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Redding Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.1 mi from Cottonwood. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:53 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 Redding Municipal, 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 RDDFIG. A THE SKY OVER REDDING MUNICIPALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERedding Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RDDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RDD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 36 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Redding Municipal: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 36 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RDDFIG. B THE AIR AT REDDING MUNICIPALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 6,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.4 FTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 27.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 36 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 POINTTITLERedding Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RDDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RDD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Redding Municipal, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RDDFIG. C THE WIND AT REDDING MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERedding Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RDDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RDD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Redding Municipal, 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 Cottonwood

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