Storm Station
Riverbank, California
75°
Mostly clear· Feels like 75°·Light air 4 mph WNW
Partly cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. North northwest wind around 6 mph.
-UV
55Air quality
29%Humidity
14%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Riverbank, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Oakdale Weather StationODLC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.5 mi away/184 ft/52 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank89of 3,115

Modesto City/ShamMOD

At an airfield/6.9 mi away/98 ft/34 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 3,115

Merced 23 WSW93243

At a climate reference station/34.5 mi away/78 ft/54 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Modesto 2.6 NECA-SS-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/103 ft/29 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ModestoMODC1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.1 mi away/88 ft/44 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Modesto City/Sham, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.9 mi from Riverbank. 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 Modesto City/Sham, 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 MODFIG. A THE SKY OVER MODESTO CITY/SHAMSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEModesto City/Sham, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MODTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MOD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

66.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 54 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Modesto City/Sham: temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 54 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MODFIG. B THE AIR AT MODESTO CITY/SHAMTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 3,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.2 FTEMPERATURE 66.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 17.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 54 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 POINTTITLEModesto City/Sham, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MODTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MOD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Modesto City/Sham, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 7 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 MODFIG. C THE WIND AT MODESTO CITY/SHAMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEModesto City/Sham, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MODTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MOD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Modesto City/Sham, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Modesto (MODC1), 6.1 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in California

33 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Riverbank

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