Storm Station
Rio del Mar, California
63°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 63°·Light air 4 mph SW
A slight chance of drizzle before 5am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of drizzle. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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49Air quality
70%Humidity
56%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Rio del Mar, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Corralitos RAWSCTOC1

A remote fire weather station/5.1 mi away/295 ft/189 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank648of 3,115

WatsonvilleWVI

At an airfield/5.5 mi away/163 ft/57 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank35of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Watsonville 4.4 NWCA-SZ-57

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/399 ft/293 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Watsonville WaterworksWVIC1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.8 mi away/102 ft/4 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Watsonville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.5 mi from Rio del Mar. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 800 ft; the ceiling is 800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Watsonville, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 800 feet, the ceiling at 800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WVIFIG. A THE SKY OVER WATSONVILLESECTION, 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 800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWatsonville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS WVITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WVI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 53.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 800 ft.

Chart of the air at Watsonville: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WVIFIG. B THE AIR AT WATSONVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 800 FTTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 53.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEWatsonville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS WVITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WVI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at Watsonville, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WVIFIG. C THE WIND AT WATSONVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWatsonville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS WVITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WVI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Watsonville, 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 Rio del Mar

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