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Aptos, California

Community in Santa Cruz County, California

Air quality

The air at Aptos

Index 42, good, led by nitrogen dioxide. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Santa Cruz (CA), 5 miles off.

42Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)37Good4.3 mi
  • Ozone33Good30 ppb4.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide42Good44.5 ppb24.3 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-1.2 ppm24.3 mi

The days ahead

Highest 52, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Aptos

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Aptos, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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On the radar over Aptos, CaliforniaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Aptos, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Watsonville WaterworksWVIC1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.8 mi away/102 ft/38 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Watsonville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.5 mi from Aptos, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Watsonville, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WVIFIG. A THE SKY OVER WATSONVILLESECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWatsonville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS WVITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WVI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 56 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Watsonville: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 56 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WVIFIG. B THE AIR AT WATSONVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.4 FTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 16.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 56 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEWatsonville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS WVITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WVI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Watsonville, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WVIFIG. C THE WIND AT WATSONVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWatsonville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS WVITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WVI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Watsonville, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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