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Avenal, California

City in Kings County, California

Air quality

The air at Avenal

Index 122, unhealthy for sensitive groups, led by coarse particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Hanford (CA), 35 miles off.

122Unhealthy for sensitive groups
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)77Moderate-
  • Ozone13Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)122Unhealthy for sensitive groups-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 93, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Avenal

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

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Avenal, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Lemoore 2.3 WCA-KG-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/26.2 mi away/213 ft/577 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Lemoore NAS/Reeves, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.0 mi from Avenal, California. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:56 AM 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 Lemoore NAS/Reeves, 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 NLCFIG. A THE SKY OVER LEMOORE NAS/REEVESSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELemoore NAS/Reeves, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NLCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NLC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

75.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 31 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lemoore NAS/Reeves: temperature 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 31 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NLCFIG. B THE AIR AT LEMOORE NAS/REEVESTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 7,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.0 FTEMPERATURE 75.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 FSPREAD 33.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 31 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 POINTTITLELemoore NAS/Reeves, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NLCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NLC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lemoore NAS/Reeves, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, 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 NLCFIG. C THE WIND AT LEMOORE NAS/REEVESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELemoore NAS/Reeves, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NLCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NLC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Lemoore NAS/Reeves, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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