Temperature
65 F at 7 PM; 79 F at its warmest, 3 PM, and 60 F at its coolest, 1 AM.
- Now
- 65F
- 7 PM
- Highest
- 79F
- 3 PM
- Lowest
- 60F
- 1 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/California/Naval Outlying Field Imperial Beach (Ream Field)
Alert. A Heat Advisory is in force for Naval Outlying Field Imperial Beach (Ream Field) until 8 PM Saturday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Naval Outlying Field Imperial Beach (Ream Field) is 68° and mostly clear at 8 PM. The dew point is 58°, so the air feels a little humid. Light air from the northwest at 3 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 70° by 3 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 59): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 88°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 68°. Rain is likely Wednesday (69%). Rain is possible Tuesday (46%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and sets at 9:40 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the east-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 25 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 8:00 PM in Naval Outlying Field Imperial Beach (Ream Field), California.
Air quality
Index 59, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Border Area (CA), 10 miles off.
Highest 77, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 61, moderate.
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 / 26 unlit | 2,241 ft | 151 ft | Concrete | 105° / 285° | 2 mph head, on 08 | 6 mph from the right |
| 09 / 27 | 4,998 ft | 336 ft | Asphalt and concrete | 105° / 285° | 2 mph head, on 09 | 6 mph from the right |
Measured here
Every hour from Imperial Beach/Ream (NRS), Naval Outlying Field Imperial Beach (Ream Field)'s own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
65 F at 7 PM; 79 F at its warmest, 3 PM, and 60 F at its coolest, 1 AM.
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
A dew point of 60 F, the air 84% saturated; the humidity ran from 35% at 9 AM to 84% at 7 PM.
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
6 mph from the south at 7 PM; at its strongest 9 mph, 2 PM, and no gust reported.
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
29.92 inHg at 7 PM, rising 0.02 inHg over 3 hours; 0.13 inHg lower than a day before.
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
10 miles or more every hour.
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
The lowest cloud base came down to 1,500 ft at 2 PM; a base was reported in 4 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
Imperial Beach/Ream: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
The 4 instruments nearest Naval Outlying Field Imperial Beach (Ream Field), how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
At an airfield/0.5 mi away/23 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Tijuana River Imperial BeachTIXC1
At a river or reservoir gauge/0.8 mi away/26 ft/2 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Tijuana River Imperial BeachTIXC1
At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/26 ft/2 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Chula Vista 3.1SECA-SD-47
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.7 mi away/200 ft/176 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.