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.
71°
85°/64°
Clear·
Feels like 71°·Fresh breeze 21 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 71° and clear at 2 AM. The dew point is 32°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the northeast at 21 mph, gusting to 36 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 82° by 2 PM. Tonight falls to about 67° 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 84°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 64°. Rain is likely Tuesday (50%) and Wednesday (67%). Rain is possible Thursday (34%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 23 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
38Air quality
28%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
71feels71
21mph
Today
Oct 16
8564
28mph
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
8467
23mph
UV 7
Sun
Oct 18
8461
UV 7
Mon
Oct 19
8160
UV 6
Tue
Oct 20
7055
50%
Wed
Oct 21
6452
67%
Thu
Oct 22
6550
34%
71°
85°64°
84°67°
84°61°
81°60°
70°55°
64°52°
65°50°
As of 2:00 AM in Castaic Lake State Recreation Area, California.
Air quality
The air at Castaic Lake State Recreation Area
Index 38, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Santa Clarita Vly (CA), 12 miles off.
38Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good11.6 mi
- Ozone38Good41 ppb11.6 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)-18.8 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.5 ppb11.6 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 42, good.
GoodModerate
- 42YesterdayOct 15
- 48TodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 46 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Castaic Lake State Recreation Area
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. 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 46 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 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
- Hasley Canyoncommunity, 7 mi
- Val Verdecommunity, 7 mi
- Santa Claritacity, 9 mi
- Stevenson Ranchcommunity, 11 mi
- Green Valleycommunity, 12 mi
- Lake Hughescommunity, 13 mi
- Pirucommunity, 14 mi
- Elizabeth Lakecommunity, 15 mi
- Agua Dulcecommunity, 16 mi
- Leona Valleycommunity, 18 mi
- San Fernandocity, 20 mi