Storm Station
Yosemite West, California
62°
Mostly clear· Feels like 62°·Gentle breeze 8 mph SSW
Patchy smoke. Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
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35%Humidity
36%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Yosemite West, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Yosemite Village 12 W53150

At a climate reference station/8.9 mi away/6,620 ft/973 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Yosemite Park HeadquartersYPQC1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.0 mi away/4,029 ft/1,618 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Mariposa 7.1 ECA-MP-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.7 mi away/3,210 ft/2,437 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at El Portal 5SE - Henness Ridge Dr, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 0.9 mi from Yosemite West. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:45 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 6,001 ft above sea level, 20 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.98 inHg and the temperature at 37.6 F; it reports 56.1 F, 18.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where El Portal 5SE - Henness Ridge Dr stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,001 feet above sea level with 20 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.98 inches of mercury, and temperature, 37.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HRDC1FIG. D WHERE EL PORTAL 5SE - HENNESS RIDGE DR STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREEL PORTAL 5SE - HENNESS RIDGE DR20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,001 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE23.98 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE37.6 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED56.1 FTITLEEl Portal 5SE - Henness Ridge Dr, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP HRDC1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HRDC1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 37.65 N, and the day is 11 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 77 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at El Portal 5SE - Henness Ridge Dr, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HRDC1FIG. E THE SUN AT EL PORTAL 5SE - HENNESS RIDGE DRELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 76°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°SEP 27, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.65 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEEl Portal 5SE - Henness Ridge Dr, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP HRDC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HRDC1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 6,001 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:45 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, El Portal 5SE - Henness Ridge Dr, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 26, 2026, 11:45 pm local time; air temperature, 56.1 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HRDC1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 26, 2026, 11:45 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 26, 2026, 11:45 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE56.1 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEEl Portal 5SE - Henness Ridge Dr, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP HRDC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HRDC1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of El Portal 5SE - Henness Ridge Dr, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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