Storm Station
Potter Valley, California
58°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 58°·Light air 1 mph SSE
Patchy fog before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East southeast wind around 2 mph.
-UV
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51%Humidity
53%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Potter Valley, 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

UkiahUKI

At an airfield/14.5 mi away/607 ft/363 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Potter Valley PowerhousePORC1

At a power station/2.5 mi away/1,053 ft/83 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Redwood Valley 1.5 ENECA-MD-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/912 ft/58 ft below here

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Station report

The weather at Potter Valley 3NW - Boyles Creek, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 2.4 mi from Potter Valley. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:45 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,138 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.71 inHg and the temperature at 54.9 F; it reports 51.5 F, 3.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Potter Valley 3NW - Boyles Creek stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,138 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.71 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BOYC1FIG. D WHERE POTTER VALLEY 3NW - BOYLES CREEK STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREPOTTER VALLEY 3NW - BOYLES CREEK4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,138 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.71 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED51.5 FTITLEPotter Valley 3NW - Boyles Creek, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP BOYC1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BOYC1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 39.34 N, and the day is 11 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Potter Valley 3NW - Boyles Creek, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BOYC1FIG. E THE SUN AT POTTER VALLEY 3NW - BOYLES CREEKELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°SEP 27, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.34 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEPotter Valley 3NW - Boyles Creek, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP BOYC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BOYC1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,138 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:45 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Potter Valley 3NW - Boyles Creek, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 12:45 am local time; air temperature, 51.5 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BOYC1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 12:45 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 12:45 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE51.5 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEPotter Valley 3NW - Boyles Creek, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP BOYC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BOYC1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Potter Valley 3NW - Boyles Creek, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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