Warm SpringsWMSC1
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.1 mi away/2,119 ft/379 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Parks/California/Castaic Lake State Recreation Area
Castaic Lake State Recreation Area, California
State Recreation Area in Los Angeles County, CaliforniaRed Flag Warning, in full · Every severe alert
...HIGH RISK FOR RAPID FIRE GROWTH AND EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR WITH ANY NEW FIRE STARTS THROUGH SATURDAY, DUE TO MODERATE TO LOCALLY STRONG SANTA ANA WINDS AND LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY... .Updates include adding the following areas to the previous Red Flag Warnings - Ojai, Casitas, and the Santa Lucia Mountains. Moderate to strong Santa Ana winds will peak around Friday then slowly weaken through the weekend. Meanwhile, dry air will persist and dry out any effects of the recent rains. Red Flag Warnings are in effect for most of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties Thursday through Saturday, and for interior Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties for Friday. * AFFECTED AREA...Most valleys and coasts of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties. * TIMING...Until 8 PM PDT Saturday. * WINDS...Northeast to east 20 to 35 mph with gusts of 40 to 55 mph. Isolated gusts to 65 mph possible. Strongest Friday. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...Minimums of 8 to 15 percent common. * IMPACTS...If fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for extreme fire behavior which would threaten life and property.
A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. Use extreme caution with anything that can spark a wildfire. Residents near wildland interfaces should be prepared to evacuate if a wildfire breaks out. See readyforwildfire.org and wildfirerisk.org for information.
69°
83°/64°
Clear·
Feels like 69°·Strong breeze 25 mph NE
Alert. A Red Flag Warning is in force for Castaic Lake State Recreation Area until 8 PM tomorrow. 1 more alert is in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Castaic Lake State Recreation Area is 69° and clear at 12 AM. The dew point is 31°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Strong breeze from the northeast at 25 mph, gusting to 39 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 81° by 2 PM. Tonight falls to about 66° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 82°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 63°. Rain is likely Tuesday (55%) and Wednesday (58%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 22 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:19 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:33 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 19 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
41Air quality
26%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
69feels69
25mph
Today
Oct 16
8364
28mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
8266
22mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
8259
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
7958
UV 6
Tue
Oct 20
6652
55%
Wed
Oct 21
6349
58%
Thu
Oct 22
6447
25%
69°
83°64°
82°66°
82°59°
79°58°
66°52°
63°49°
64°47°
As of 12:00 AM in Castaic Lake State Recreation Area, California.
Air quality
The air at Castaic Lake State Recreation Area
Index 41, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Santa Clarita Vly (CA), 12 miles off.
41Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)2Good-
- Ozone41Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 45, good.
GoodModerate
- 45YesterdayOct 15
- 48TodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 42 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Castaic Lake State Recreation Area
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Castaic Lake State Recreation Area, the next 42 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Park
- Designation
- State Recreation Area
- Area
- 6.71 sq mi
- Height at its point
- 1,740 ft
- County
- Los Angeles County
- State
- California
- Latitude
- 34.5401° N
- Longitude
- 118.5987° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Castaic Lake State Recreation Area, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
At an airfield/15.8 mi away/4,524 ft/2,784 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Citizen station GW1098GW1098
In a volunteer observer's own ground/16.9 mi away/1,367 ft/373 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
I-5 - GrapevineCF083
Beside a road/33.4 mi away/1,541 ft/199 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Val Verde 4.1 NNECA-LA-93
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/1,300 ft/440 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
At a power station/8.9 mi away/2,165 ft/425 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Saugus Power Plant #1 (SGSC1), 8.9 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 14:30. measured daily
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Near Castaic Lake State Recreation Area
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Castaiccommunity, 5 mi
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- Santa Claritacity, 9 mi
- Stevenson Ranchcommunity, 11 mi
- Green Valleycommunity, 12 mi
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- Elizabeth Lakecommunity, 15 mi
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- Leona Valleycommunity, 18 mi
- San Fernandocity, 20 mi