Storm Station
Mountain Center, California
71°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 71°·Light breeze 8 mph WSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind around 5 mph.
-UV
36Air quality
27%Humidity
53%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Mountain Center, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Keenwild RAWSKNWC1

A remote fire weather station/4.1 mi away/4,813 ft/117 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank617of 3,115

Palm Springs RgnlPSP

At an airfield/14.7 mi away/463 ft/4,233 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 3,115

Fallbrook 5 NE53151

At a climate reference station/33.4 mi away/1,140 ft/3,556 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Idyllwild-Pine Cove 0.9 SECA-RV-48

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/5,629 ft/933 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Idyllwild Fire DeptIDYC1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.4 mi away/5,906 ft/1,210 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Palm Springs Rgnl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.7 mi from Mountain Center. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:53 PM 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 Palm Springs Rgnl, 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 PSPFIG. A THE SKY OVER PALM SPRINGS RGNLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPalm Springs Rgnl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PSPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PSP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

87.0 F with a dew point of 44.0 F, 22 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Palm Springs Rgnl: temperature 87.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.0, 22 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PSPFIG. B THE AIR AT PALM SPRINGS RGNLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00020 F40 F60 F80 F100 FSATURATES 9,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.0 FTEMPERATURE 87.0 FDEW POINT 44.0 FSPREAD 43.0 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 POINTTITLEPalm Springs Rgnl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PSPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PSP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at Palm Springs Rgnl, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, 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 PSPFIG. C THE WIND AT PALM SPRINGS RGNLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPalm Springs Rgnl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PSPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PSP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Palm Springs Rgnl, 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 Mountain Center

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