Storm Station
Prunedale, California
53° 65°/53°
Overcast· Feels like 53°·Light breeze 5 mph SSW
A slight chance of drizzle. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
0UV Low
52Air quality
95%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
12:30 AM
53feels53
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6553
12mph
UV 6
fog
Mon
Sep 28
7051
UV 6
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
8550
UV 6
clear day
Wed
Sep 30
9055
UV 6
clear day
Thu
Oct 1
8856
UV 6
mostly clear day
Fri
Oct 2
9257
UV 6
mostly clear day
Sat
Oct 3
9559
UV 6
clear day
53°
65°53°
70°51°
85°50°
90°55°
88°56°
92°57°
95°59°

As of 12:30 AM in Prunedale, California.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Prunedale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Fort Ord Fritzsche AAFOAR

At an airfield/9.6 mi away/141 ft/146 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,807of 3,115

Corralitos RAWSCTOC1

A remote fire weather station/14.5 mi away/295 ft/8 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank648of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Salinas 9.2 NNWCA-MN-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/303 ft/16 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Watsonville WaterworksWVIC1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.1 mi away/102 ft/185 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fort Ord Fritzsche AAF, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.6 mi from Prunedale. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 700 ft; the ceiling is 700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Ord Fritzsche AAF, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 700 feet, the ceiling at 700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OARFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT ORD FRITZSCHE AAFSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Ord Fritzsche AAF, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OARTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OAR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 700 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Ord Fritzsche AAF: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OARFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT ORD FRITZSCHE AAFTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 700 FTTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEFort Ord Fritzsche AAF, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OARTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OAR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fort Ord Fritzsche AAF, north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, at 9 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 OARFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT ORD FRITZSCHE AAFPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Ord Fritzsche AAF, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OARTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OAR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Ord Fritzsche AAF, 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 Prunedale

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