Storm Station
Quartz Hill, California
80°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 79°·Moderate breeze 14 mph SW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
-UV
35Air quality
21%Humidity
50%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Quartz Hill, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Lancaster/Fox FieldWJF

At an airfield/6.3 mi away/2,346 ft/127 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank178of 3,115

Palmdale 8SSE RAWSLPDC1

A remote fire weather station/10.2 mi away/2,951 ft/478 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank754of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Lancaster 3.7 SWCA-LA-151

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/2,480 ft/7 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

PalmdalePMDC1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/2,599 ft/126 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lancaster/Fox Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.3 mi from Quartz Hill. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:56 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 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

68.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 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 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 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 40.0 FTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 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 west southwest (250 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lancaster/Fox Field, north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, at 10 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 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 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

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