Storm Station
Fort Bidwell, California
48° 66°/47°
Overcast· Feels like 46°·Light breeze 5 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
34%Humidity
88%Cloud
Now
1:30 AM
48feels46
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6647
14%
14mph
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6946
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7445
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
7849
clear day
Thu
Oct 1
8552
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
7858
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
8355
overcast
48°
66°47°
69°46°
74°45°
78°49°
85°52°
78°58°
83°55°

As of 1:30 AM in Fort Bidwell, California.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Fort Bidwell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Dismal Swamp SnotelDMLC1

A snow pillow on a mountain/9.1 mi away/7,360 ft/2,662 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,556of 3,115

Alturas (Was O00)AAT

At an airfield/32.8 mi away/4,373 ft/325 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank208of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Fort BidwellFOBC1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/4,560 ft/138 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Alturas 9.5 ECA-MC-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/26.1 mi away/5,336 ft/638 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Alturas (Was O00), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 32.8 mi from Fort Bidwell. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Alturas (Was O00), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AATFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALTURAS (WAS O00)SECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAlturas (Was O00), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AATTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AAT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 29.0 F, 44 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Alturas (Was O00): temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 44 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AATFIG. B THE AIR AT ALTURAS (WAS O00)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 24.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 29.0 FSPREAD 21.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 44 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 POINTTITLEAlturas (Was O00), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AATTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AAT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Alturas (Was O00), 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 AATFIG. C THE WIND AT ALTURAS (WAS O00)PLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEAlturas (Was O00), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AATTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AAT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Alturas (Was O00), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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