Temperature
79 F at 1 PM; 79 F at its warmest, 1 PM, and 54 F at its coolest, 6 AM.
- Now
- 79F
- 1 PM
- Highest
- 79F
- 1 PM
- Lowest
- 54F
- 6 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/California/Fresno Chandler Executive Airport
Now. Fresno Chandler Executive Airport is 65° and clear at 11 PM. The dew point is 43°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the north-northeast at 1 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 55° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 80): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Saturday, near 89°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 68°. Rain is possible Tuesday (39%) and Wednesday (32%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 27% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the south-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, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 11:00 PM in Fresno Chandler Executive Airport, California.
Air quality
Index 80, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Fresno (CA), 4 miles off.
Moderate each day through Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 63, moderate.
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 / 30 | 3,627 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 126° / 306° | - | - |
Measured here
Every hour from Fresno - Chandler (FCH), Fresno Chandler Executive Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
79 F at 1 PM; 79 F at its warmest, 1 PM, and 54 F at its coolest, 6 AM.
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
A dew point of 35 F, the air 20% saturated; the humidity ran from 20% at 1 PM to 58% at 7 AM.
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
5 mph from the west northwest at 1 PM; at its strongest 6 mph, 12 PM, with a gust of 12 mph at 1 PM.
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
30.11 inHg at 1 PM, falling 0.07 inHg over 3 hours; 0.02 inHg lower than a day before.
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Down to 0.8 miles at 7 AM, under a mile for 1 hour; 10 miles or more now.
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 2 AM; a base was reported in 6 of the hours.
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Fresno - Chandler: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
The 5 instruments nearest Fresno Chandler Executive 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
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/315 ft/36 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
SR-99 - San Joaquin RiverCF072
Beside a road/9.6 mi away/278 ft/1 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Suwanna Ranch - Stoney CreekUWNC1
At a river or reservoir gauge/19.5 mi away/569 ft/290 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Fresno 2.8 SCA-FR-38
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/288 ft/9 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Fresno 5 NEFYIC1
At a cooperative observer's station/6.7 mi away/328 ft/49 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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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.