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Boron, California

Community in Kern County, California

Air quality

The air at Boron

Index 35, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Mojave (CA), 29 miles off.

35Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)8Good-
  • Ozone35Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Boron

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Boron, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Boron, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 11.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

California City 8.8 SWCA-KN-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.8 mi away/2,364 ft/86 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Edwards N-Aux, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.8 mi from Boron, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:55 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 Edwards N-Aux, 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 9L2FIG. A THE SKY OVER EDWARDS N-AUXSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEEdwards N-Aux, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 9L2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-9L2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

63.5 F with a dew point of 31.5 F, 30 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Edwards N-Aux: temperature 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.5, 30 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 9L2FIG. B THE AIR AT EDWARDS N-AUXTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 7,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.0 FTEMPERATURE 63.5 FDEW POINT 31.5 FSPREAD 32.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 30 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 POINTTITLEEdwards N-Aux, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 9L2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-9L2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Edwards N-Aux, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 7 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 9L2FIG. C THE WIND AT EDWARDS N-AUXPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEdwards N-Aux, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 9L2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-9L2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Edwards N-Aux, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Barstow Fire Station (BARC1), 36.7 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 10:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in California

33 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Boron

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Boron

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