Storm Station
Tipton, California
70° 91°/61°
Overcast· Feels like 70°·Light air 3 mph W
Partly cloudy. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. West southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
0UV Low
32Air quality
57%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
12:45 AM
70feels70
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
9161
13mph
UV 6
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
8354
UV 6
clear day
Tue
Sep 29
9055
UV 6
clear day
Wed
Sep 30
9862
UV 6
clear day
Thu
Oct 1
10164
UV 6
clear day
Fri
Oct 2
10466
UV 6
clear day
Sat
Oct 3
10568
UV 6
clear day
70°
91°61°
83°54°
90°55°
98°62°
101°64°
104°66°
105°68°

As of 12:45 AM in Tipton, California.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Tipton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

PortervillePTV

At an airfield/13.9 mi away/436 ft/161 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank153of 3,115

Success LakeSUWC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.8 mi away/655 ft/380 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank856of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Tulare 1.4 ESECA-TL-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.8 mi away/286 ft/11 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Corcoran Irrigation DistrictCOIC1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.4 mi away/213 ft/62 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Porterville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.9 mi from Tipton. 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 Porterville, 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 PTVFIG. A THE SKY OVER PORTERVILLESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPorterville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PTVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

69.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 55 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 Porterville: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 55 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 PTVFIG. B THE AIR AT PORTERVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 3,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.2 FTEMPERATURE 69.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 17.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 55 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 POINTTITLEPorterville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Porterville, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, 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 PTVFIG. C THE WIND AT PORTERVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPorterville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Porterville, 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 Tipton

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