Storm Station
Smith River, California
51° 65°/51°
Overcast· Feels like 51°·Light air 2 mph N
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
0UV Low
31Air quality
84%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
12:30 AM
51feels51
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6551
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7054
mostly clear day
Tue
Sep 29
7251
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
8157
clear day
Thu
Oct 1
7655
fog
Fri
Oct 2
7456
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
8556
overcast
51°
65°51°
70°54°
72°51°
81°57°
76°55°
74°56°
85°56°

As of 12:30 AM in Smith River, California.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Smith River, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Fort Dick - Smith RiverDICC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.9 mi away/38 ft/15 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank617of 3,115

Crescent CityCEC

At an airfield/10.9 mi away/64 ft/11 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2,697of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Smith River 1.1 SSECA-DN-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/120 ft/67 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Gasquet RsGASC1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.0 mi away/433 ft/380 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Crescent City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.9 mi from Smith River. 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 Crescent City, 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 CECFIG. A THE SKY OVER CRESCENT CITYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECrescent City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CECTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CEC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 53.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Crescent City: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CECFIG. B THE AIR AT CRESCENT CITYTHE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.3 FTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 53.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLECrescent City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CECTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CEC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Crescent City, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, 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 CECFIG. C THE WIND AT CRESCENT CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECrescent City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CECTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CEC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in California

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Near Smith River

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