Nipton - Ox RanchOXRC1
On a farm or research station/9.5 mi away/4,326 ft/84 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Parks/California/Castle Mountains National Monument
Alert. A Wind Advisory is in force for Castle Mountains National Monument until 11 AM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Castle Mountains National Monument is 56° and clear at 12 AM. The dew point is 37°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north-northeast at 17 mph, gusting to 35 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 69° by 2 PM. Tonight falls to about 52° by 5 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 Monday, near 68°, and the coolest Wednesday, near 58°. Rain is possible Tuesday (33%) and Wednesday (47%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:04 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:16 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 18 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 12:00 AM in Castle Mountains National Monument, California.
Air quality
Index 35, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Jean (NV), 38 miles off.
Yesterday measured 38, good.
Smoke near the ground peaks at index 75, moderate, Fri 7 PM.
Precipitation
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.
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Now, today, and the week
The 2 instruments nearest Castle Mountains National Monument, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.5 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
Nipton - Ox RanchOXRC1
On a farm or research station/9.5 mi away/4,326 ft/84 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Shadow MtnsS2186
At a soil climate station/38.5 mi away/3,643 ft/599 ft below here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
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Snow on the ground
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The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.