Storm Station
Kennedy Meadows, California
75°
Mostly clear· Feels like 75°·Moderate breeze 14 mph W
Mostly cloudy. Low around 55, with temperatures rising to around 57 overnight. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
15%Humidity
19%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kennedy Meadows, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Bear PeakBPKC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.3 mi away/8,047 ft/1,868 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank266of 3,115

Chimney CreekS2240

At a soil climate station/12.5 mi away/5,680 ft/499 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

China Lake (NAF)NID

At an airfield/32.3 mi away/2,283 ft/3,896 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2,704of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Onyx 2.8 ENECA-KN-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/21.3 mi away/3,039 ft/3,140 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mountain Mesa - South Lake FireWSLC1

At a cooperative observer's station/28.5 mi away/2,662 ft/3,517 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at China Lake (NAF), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 32.3 mi from Kennedy Meadows. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over China Lake (NAF), height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NIDFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHINA LAKE (NAF)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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEChina Lake (NAF), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NIDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NID-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

75.0 F with a dew point of 34.0 F, 22 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at China Lake (NAF): temperature 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.0, 22 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NIDFIG. B THE AIR AT CHINA LAKE (NAF)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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00010 F30 F50 F70 F90 FSATURATES 9,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.7 FTEMPERATURE 75.0 FDEW POINT 34.0 FSPREAD 41.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 22 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 POINTTITLEChina Lake (NAF), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NIDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NID-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at China Lake (NAF), north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 9 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 NIDFIG. C THE WIND AT CHINA LAKE (NAF)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChina Lake (NAF), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NIDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NID-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of China Lake (NAF), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in California

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Near Kennedy Meadows

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