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Biola, California

Community in Fresno County, California

Air quality

The air at Biola

Index 83, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Madera (CA), 11 miles off.

83Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)62Moderate-
  • Ozone28Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)83Moderate-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Fri Oct 16, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 54, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Biola

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

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Biola, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Fresno 5.5 WNWCA-FR-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.1 mi away/297 ft/43 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Fresno 5 NEFYIC1

At a cooperative observer's station/17.9 mi away/328 ft/74 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,799of 4,465

Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW3580, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.1 mi from Biola, California. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW3580, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW3580FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW3580PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW3580, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW3580TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW3580-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 328 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.57 inHg and the temperature at 57.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.04 inHg means its barometer reads 29.69 inHg; it reports 62.0 F, 4.2 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW3580 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 328 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.57 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.04 and the station pressure it means, 29.69.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW3580FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW3580 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION GW35801 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT328 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.57 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.04 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.69 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED62.0 FTITLECitizen station GW3580, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW3580TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW3580-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 36.84 N, and the day is 11 h 05 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW3580, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 05 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW3580FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW3580ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 77°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 16, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 05 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.84 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW3580, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW3580TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW3580-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW3580, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in California

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