Storm Station
Sierra City, California
67°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 67°·Light breeze 4 mph SW
Mostly cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
-UV
41Air quality
36%Humidity
66%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sierra City, 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 now3 instruments

Sierra CitySEYC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.3 mi away/4,787 ft/532 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank54of 3,115

Hwy 80 at Cisco GroveCD026

Beside a road/18.4 mi away/5,669 ft/1,414 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Blue Canyon - NyackBLU

At an airfield/20.7 mi away/5,285 ft/1,030 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank40of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Bowman DamBODC1

At a dam/8.0 mi away/6,024 ft/1,769 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Portola 0.5 WNWCA-PM-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/18.5 mi away/4,845 ft/590 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Blue Canyon - Nyack, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.7 mi from Sierra City. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:52 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 Blue Canyon - Nyack, 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 BLUFIG. A THE SKY OVER BLUE CANYON - NYACKSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBlue Canyon - Nyack, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BLUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BLU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 51 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Blue Canyon - Nyack: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 51 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BLUFIG. B THE AIR AT BLUE CANYON - NYACKTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.1 FTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 18.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 51 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 POINTTITLEBlue Canyon - Nyack, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BLUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BLU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Blue Canyon - Nyack, north up: blowing from 130 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 BLUFIG. C THE WIND AT BLUE CANYON - NYACKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBlue Canyon - Nyack, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BLUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BLU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Blue Canyon - Nyack, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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