Storm Station
Lake Almanor Peninsula, California
57°
Overcast· Feels like 57°·Light air 3 mph S
Partly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
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44%Humidity
92%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Lake Almanor Peninsula, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Prattville - PgePLLC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.1 mi away/4,505 ft/163 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank335of 3,128

ChesterO05

At an airfield/5.7 mi away/4,534 ft/134 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,906of 3,128

Fredonyer SmtCD008

Beside a road/15.1 mi away/5,751 ft/1,083 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank3,020of 3,128

Eagle LakeS2192

At a soil climate station/31.7 mi away/5,134 ft/466 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Westwood 4.9 WSWCA-PM-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/4,629 ft/39 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ChesterCHEC1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.8 mi away/4,547 ft/121 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Chester, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.7 mi from Lake Almanor Peninsula. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 6,500 ft, broken at 7,500 ft, overcast at 9,500 ft; the ceiling is 7,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Chester, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, the ceiling at 7,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT O05FIG. A THE SKY OVER CHESTERSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 6,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEChester, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS O05TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-O05-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 33.8 F, 50 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Chester: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 50 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT O05FIG. B THE AIR AT CHESTERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE 51.8 FDEW POINT 33.8 FSPREAD 18.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 50 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 POINTTITLEChester, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS O05TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-O05-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Chester, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, 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 O05FIG. C THE WIND AT CHESTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChester, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS O05TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-O05-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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