Storm Station
Independence, California
70° 88°/62°
Overcast· Feels like 70°·Light breeze 8 mph SSW
Mostly cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
0UV Low
38Air quality
18%Humidity
99%Cloud
Now
12:45 AM
70feels70
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
8862
26mph
UV 7
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7559
29%
25mph
UV 6
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
8160
19mph
UV 7
clear day
Wed
Sep 30
8664
13mph
UV 7
clear day
Thu
Oct 1
8968
UV 7
clear day
Fri
Oct 2
9067
13mph
UV 7
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
8968
UV 7
clear day
70°
88°62°
75°59°
81°60°
86°64°
89°68°
90°67°
89°68°

As of 12:45 AM in Independence, California.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Independence, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Oak Ck RAWSIDPC1

A remote fire weather station/4.2 mi away/4,695 ft/779 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank156of 3,115

Alabama HillsS2237

At a soil climate station/17.1 mi away/5,230 ft/1,314 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Lone PineO26

At an airfield/17.1 mi away/3,688 ft/228 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2,778of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Independence 0.2 NNWCA-IN-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/3,914 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Bishop CreekASDC1

At a cooperative observer's station/36.7 mi away/8,750 ft/4,834 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lone Pine, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.1 mi from Independence. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:35 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 Lone Pine, 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 O26FIG. A THE SKY OVER LONE PINESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELone Pine, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS O26TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-O26-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

66.2 F with a dew point of 30.2 F, 26 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lone Pine: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.2, 26 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT O26FIG. B THE AIR AT LONE PINETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00010 F30 F50 F70 FSATURATES 8,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 22.9 FTEMPERATURE 66.2 FDEW POINT 30.2 FSPREAD 36.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 26 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 POINTTITLELone Pine, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS O26TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-O26-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 15 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lone Pine, north up: at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT O26FIG. C THE WIND AT LONE PINEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELone Pine, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS O26TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-O26-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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