Temperature
61 F at 9 PM; 85 F at its warmest, 4 PM, and 45 F at its coolest, 6 AM.
- Now
- 61F
- 9 PM
- Highest
- 85F
- 4 PM
- Lowest
- 45F
- 6 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/California/Delano Municipal Airport
Now. Delano Municipal Airport is 66° and clear at 9 PM. The dew point is 38°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the east at 5 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 56° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 71): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 90°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 70°. Rain is possible Wednesday (46%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 35% lit, and sets at 10:32 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 17 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 9:00 PM in Delano Municipal Airport, California.
Air quality
Index 71, moderate, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Bakersfield (CA), 30 miles off.
Highest 101, unhealthy for sensitive groups, Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 93, moderate.
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 5 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 / 33 | 5,659 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 158° / 338° | 5 mph head, on 15 | 5 mph from the left |
Measured here
Every hour from Delano (DLO), Delano Municipal Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
61 F at 9 PM; 85 F at its warmest, 4 PM, and 45 F at its coolest, 6 AM.
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
A dew point of 40 F, the air 45% saturated; the humidity ran from 15% at 3 PM to 75% at 4 AM.
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Calm at 9 PM; at its strongest 10 mph, 3 PM, with a gust of 17 mph at 3 PM.
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
30.05 inHg at 9 PM, steady over 3 hours; 0.03 inHg lower than a day before.
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Down to 2 miles at 9 AM; 10 miles or more now.
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Delano: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
The 5 instruments nearest Delano Municipal Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
DelanoDLO
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/314 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
SR-99 - 14th AvenueCF080
Beside a road/2.1 mi away/311 ft/3 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
At a river or reservoir gauge/20.7 mi away/820 ft/506 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
DelanoDELC1
At a cooperative observer's station/1.7 mi away/338 ft/24 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Wasco 0.8 SSWCA-KN-17
In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.8 mi away/325 ft/11 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
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Snow on the ground
33 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.