Storm Station

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What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Lake Hughes, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Grass MountainGMTC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.3 mi away/4,573 ft/1,345 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank523of 3,120

Lancaster/Fox FieldWJF

At an airfield/13.9 mi away/2,346 ft/882 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank177of 3,120

measured daily2 instruments

Fairmont near LancasterFMTC1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.4 mi away/3,015 ft/213 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Lancaster 3.7 SWCA-LA-151

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.4 mi away/2,480 ft/748 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Lancaster/Fox Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.9 mi from Lake Hughes. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:56 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 Lancaster/Fox Field, 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 WJFFIG. A THE SKY OVER LANCASTER/FOX FIELDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELancaster/Fox Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS WJFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WJF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

73.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 44 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lancaster/Fox Field: temperature 73.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 44 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WJFFIG. B THE AIR AT LANCASTER/FOX FIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 5,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.0 FTEMPERATURE 73.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 23.0 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 POINTTITLELancaster/Fox Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS WJFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WJF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lancaster/Fox Field, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 8 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 WJFFIG. C THE WIND AT LANCASTER/FOX FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELancaster/Fox Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS WJFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WJF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in California

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

Near Lake Hughes

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