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Baker, California

Community in San Bernardino County, California

Air quality

The air at Baker

Index 35, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Jean (NV), 53 miles off.

35Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-
  • Ozone35Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)11Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 38, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 68, moderate, Fri 10 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Baker

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. 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 Baker, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Baker, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Shadow MtnsS2186

At a soil climate station/23.7 mi away/3,643 ft/2,678 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank2,702of 4,465

Station report

The weather at Bicycle Lake, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 31.9 mi from Baker, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:55 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 Bicycle Lake, 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 BYSFIG. A THE SKY OVER BICYCLE LAKESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBicycle Lake, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BYSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BYS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

70.0 F with a dew point of 36.3 F, 29 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Bicycle Lake: temperature 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.3, 29 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BYSFIG. B THE AIR AT BICYCLE LAKETHE 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 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 7,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.3 FTEMPERATURE 70.0 FDEW POINT 36.3 FSPREAD 33.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 29 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 POINTTITLEBicycle Lake, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BYSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BYS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Bicycle Lake, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BYSFIG. C THE WIND AT BICYCLE LAKEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBicycle Lake, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BYSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BYS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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