Temperature
58 F at 1 AM; 82 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 51 F at its coolest, 3 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 58F
- 1 AM
- Highest
- 82F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 51F
- 3 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/California/Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport
Now. Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport is 60° and clear at 2 AM. The dew point is 46°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the northeast at 2 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 80° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 62° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 6, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 58): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 82°, and the coolest Monday, near 63°. Rain is possible Tuesday (31%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:30 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:38 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, 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 13 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 2:00 AM in Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport, California.
Air quality
Index 58, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Oakland (CA), 6 miles off.
Highest moderate, Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 49, good.
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10L / 28R | 5,457 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 113° / 293° | 2 mph head, on 28R | 2 mph from the right |
| 10R / 28L | 6,213 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 112° / 292° | 2 mph head, on 28L | 2 mph from the right |
| 12 / 30 | 10,520 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 129° / 309° | 3 mph head, on 30 | 1 mph from the right |
| 15 / 33 | 3,376 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 165° / 345° | 3 mph head, on 33 | 1 mph from the left |
Measured here
Every hour from Oakland (OAK), Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
58 F at 1 AM; 82 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 51 F at its coolest, 3 AM Thursday.
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
A dew point of 46 F, the air 64% saturated; the humidity ran from 27% at 3 PM Thursday to 72% at 12 AM.
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Calm at 2 AM; at its strongest 11 mph, 5 PM Thursday, and no gust reported.
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
30.07 inHg at 2 AM, steady over 3 hours; 0.05 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 100 ft at 3 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 5 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
Oakland: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
The 5 instruments nearest Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
OaklandOAK
At an airfield/0.7 mi away/7 ft/2 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Oakland MuseumOAMC1
At a river or reservoir gauge/5.9 mi away/33 ft/24 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
I-580 - I-205CF133
Beside a road/35.5 mi away/301 ft/292 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Oakland 2.2 ESECA-AL-46
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/36 ft/27 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Oakland - Upper San LeanfroUSLC1
At a cooperative observer's station/4.6 mi away/316 ft/307 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.