Storm Station
Santa Maria, California
57° 70°/53°
Mostly clear· Feels like 57°·Light air 3 mph SSW
Patchy fog. Cloudy, with a low around 55. North northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
97%Humidity
41%Cloud
Now
1:30 AM
57feels57
now, mostly clear
Today
Sep 27
7053
UV 7
fog
Mon
Sep 28
7048
16mph
UV 6
fog
Tue
Sep 29
8257
12mph
UV 7
clear day
Wed
Sep 30
8358
UV 6
clear day
Thu
Oct 1
8560
UV 7
clear day
Fri
Oct 2
9162
UV 6
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
9265
UV 6
clear day
57°
70°53°
70°48°
82°57°
83°58°
85°60°
91°62°
92°65°

As of 1:30 AM in Santa Maria, California.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Santa Maria, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Santa Maria PublicSMX

At an airfield/3.5 mi away/240 ft/21 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank43of 3,115

Alert #75CASC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.6 mi away/735 ft/516 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,831of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Santa Maria 1.8 NECA-SB-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/235 ft/16 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Santa Maria Public, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.5 mi from Santa Maria. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:05 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 500 ft, broken at 900 ft; the ceiling is 500 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Santa Maria Public, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 900 feet, the ceiling at 500 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMXFIG. A THE SKY OVER SANTA MARIA PUBLICSECTION, 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 SHEETBKN 900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLESanta Maria Public, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SMXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SMX-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 55.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 500 ft.

Chart of the air at Santa Maria Public: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMXFIG. B THE AIR AT SANTA MARIA PUBLICTHE 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 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.0 F, 55.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLESanta Maria Public, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SMX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (250 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Santa Maria Public, north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, 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 SMXFIG. C THE WIND AT SANTA MARIA PUBLICPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESanta Maria Public, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SMX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Santa Maria Public, 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 Santa Maria

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