Storm Station
Desert Center, California
97°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 93°·Gentle breeze 9 mph SSW
Mostly cloudy. Low around 80, with temperatures rising to around 82 overnight. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
35Air quality
14%Humidity
49%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Desert Center, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Desert Center ScanERTC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.0 mi away/556 ft/141 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,556of 3,115

Desert CenterS2183

At a soil climate station/6.0 mi away/556 ft/141 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Blythe AirportBLH

At an airfield/39.7 mi away/397 ft/300 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank40of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Eagle MountainEGLC1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.3 mi away/974 ft/277 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Twentynine Palms 10.5 ECA-SR-88

In a volunteer observer's own ground/39.6 mi away/1,477 ft/780 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Blythe Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 39.7 mi from Desert Center. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:52 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 Blythe Airport, 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 BLHFIG. A THE SKY OVER BLYTHE AIRPORTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBlythe Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BLHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BLH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

88.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 25 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Blythe Airport: temperature 88.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 25 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BLHFIG. B THE AIR AT BLYTHE AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00030 F50 F70 F90 FSATURATES 9,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.5 FTEMPERATURE 88.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 FSPREAD 40.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 25 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 POINTTITLEBlythe Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BLHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BLH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Blythe Airport, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BLHFIG. C THE WIND AT BLYTHE AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBlythe Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BLHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BLH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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