Storm Station
Elk Creek, California
65°
Overcast· Feels like 65°·Light air 2 mph SSW
Partly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. Northwest wind around 1 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
32%Humidity
85%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Elk Creek, 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 now2 instruments

Stony Gorge RsvrSGEC1

At a reservoir/1.5 mi away/945 ft/207 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,228of 3,120

Chico MunicipalCIC

At an airfield/38.6 mi away/240 ft/498 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3,105of 3,120

measured daily2 instruments

Stony Gorge ReservoirSTOC1

At a reservoir/1.3 mi away/738 ft/level with here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Maxwell 5.1 NCA-CL-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/26.2 mi away/91 ft/647 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Chico Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 38.6 mi from Elk Creek. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM 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 Chico 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 CICFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHICO 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 MORE0510TITLEChico Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CICTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CIC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 45 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Chico Municipal: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 45 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CICFIG. B THE AIR AT CHICO 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.3 FTEMPERATURE 62.6 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 21.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 45 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 POINTTITLEChico Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CICTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CIC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Chico 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 CICFIG. C THE WIND AT CHICO 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 FORCE73TITLEChico Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CICTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CIC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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