Storm Station
Lake City, California
62°
Overcast· Feels like 62°·Light air 4 mph N
Cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 55 overnight. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
-UV
36Air quality
23%Humidity
79%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Lake City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Alturas (Was O00)AAT

At an airfield/20.8 mi away/4,373 ft/252 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank210of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

CedarvilleCEDC1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.9 mi away/4,652 ft/27 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Alturas 9.5 ECA-MC-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.8 mi away/5,336 ft/711 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Alturas (Was O00), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.8 mi from Lake City. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Alturas (Was O00), height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base 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 FTSCT 11,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, 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

47.0 F with a dew point of 27.0 F, 45 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Alturas (Was O00): temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 27.0, 45 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,500 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 4,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 22.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 27.0 FSPREAD 20.0 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 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

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Alturas (Was O00), north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, 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 STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT 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

Measured at Cedarville (CEDC1), 7.9 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 08:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in California

33 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Lake City

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.