Storm Station
Edwards AFB, California
82°
Mostly clear· Feels like 80°·Moderate breeze 15 mph SW
Mostly cloudy. Low around 63, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
38Air quality
15%Humidity
23%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Edwards AFB, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Edwards AFBEDW

At an airfield/3.4 mi away/2,303 ft/93 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank230of 3,115

Saddleback Butte - RAWS #5122SDLC1

A remote fire weather station/18.9 mi away/2,664 ft/268 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank683of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

California City 8.8 SWCA-KN-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.4 mi away/2,364 ft/32 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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PalmdalePMDC1

At a cooperative observer's station/24.6 mi away/2,599 ft/203 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Edwards AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.4 mi from Edwards AFB. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 22,000 ft; the ceiling is 22,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Edwards AFB, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 22,000 feet, the ceiling at 22,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EDWFIG. A THE SKY OVER EDWARDS AFBSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 22,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 22,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEEdwards AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EDWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EDW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

73.2 F with a dew point of 41.5 F, 32 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 22,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Edwards AFB: temperature 73.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.5, 32 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 22,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EDWFIG. B THE AIR AT EDWARDS AFBTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00016,00018,00020,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 7,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 22,000 FTTEMPERATURE 73.2 FDEW POINT 41.5 FSPREAD 31.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 32 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 POINTTITLEEdwards AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EDWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EDW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Edwards AFB, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, 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 EDWFIG. C THE WIND AT EDWARDS AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEdwards AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EDWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EDW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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