Storm Station
Taft Heights, California
74°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 74°·Light air 4 mph SW
Sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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37%Humidity
43%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Taft Heights, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Cochora Ranch ScanCXXC1

On a farm or research station/7.2 mi away/2,697 ft/1,548 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,553of 3,127

Cochora RanchS2189

At a soil climate station/7.2 mi away/2,697 ft/1,548 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Bakersfield/MeadowsBFL

At an airfield/31.3 mi away/492 ft/657 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 3,127

measured daily2 instruments

New Cuyama Fire StationCYMC1

At a fire lookout or ranger station/17.8 mi away/2,162 ft/1,013 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Bakersfield 6.1 WSWCA-KN-22

In a volunteer observer's own ground/24.5 mi away/370 ft/779 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Bakersfield/Meadows, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 31.3 mi from Taft Heights. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:54 AM 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 Bakersfield/Meadows, 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 BFLFIG. A THE SKY OVER BAKERSFIELD/MEADOWSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBakersfield/Meadows, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BFLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BFL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 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 Bakersfield/Meadows: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 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 BFLFIG. B THE AIR AT BAKERSFIELD/MEADOWSTHE 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 44.2 FTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 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 POINTTITLEBakersfield/Meadows, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BFL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Bakersfield/Meadows, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, at 5 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 BFLFIG. C THE WIND AT BAKERSFIELD/MEADOWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBakersfield/Meadows, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BFL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Bakersfield/Meadows, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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