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Big Pine, California

Community in Inyo County, California

Air quality

The air at Big Pine

Index 36, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Bishop (CA), 14 miles off.

36Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)27Good1 mi
  • Ozone31Good29 ppb13.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)36Good1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 41, 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 Big Pine

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Big Pine, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Big Pine, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 13.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Bishop - FSBHIC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/14.6 mi away/4,117 ft/111 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Bishop 5.1 SWCA-IN-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.7 mi away/5,375 ft/1,369 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Bishop CreekASDC1

At a cooperative observer's station/17.3 mi away/8,750 ft/4,744 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,657of 4,465

Station report

The weather at Bishop Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.9 mi from Big Pine, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:56 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 Bishop Airport, 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 BIHFIG. A THE SKY OVER BISHOP AIRPORTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBishop Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BIHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BIH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.0 F with a dew point of 23.0 F, 43 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Bishop Airport: temperature 44.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 23.0, 43 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BIHFIG. B THE AIR AT BISHOP AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 4,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 18.7 FTEMPERATURE 44.0 FDEW POINT 23.0 FSPREAD 21.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 43 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 POINTTITLEBishop Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BIHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BIH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at Bishop Airport, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 6 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 BIHFIG. C THE WIND AT BISHOP AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBishop Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BIHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BIH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Bishop Creek (ASDC1), 17.3 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

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Near Big Pine

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