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Calipatria, California

City in Imperial County, California

Air quality

The air at Calipatria

Index 32, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Niland (CA), 6 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-10.6 mi
  • Ozone32Good36 ppb6.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good6.1 mi

The days ahead

Highest 78, moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Calipatria

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 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 Calipatria, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Calipatria, 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 now2 instruments

ImperialIPL

At an airfield/20.9 mi away/-49 ft/128 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank53of 4,465

measured daily1 instrument

NilandNLDC1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.2 mi away/-56 ft/121 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Imperial, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.9 mi from Calipatria, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:53 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 Imperial, 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 IPLFIG. A THE SKY OVER IMPERIALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEImperial, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IPLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IPL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

69.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 47 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Imperial: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 47 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IPLFIG. B THE AIR AT IMPERIALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 4,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.3 FTEMPERATURE 69.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 FSPREAD 21.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 47 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 POINTTITLEImperial, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IPLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IPL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Imperial, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, 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 IPLFIG. C THE WIND AT IMPERIALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEImperial, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IPLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IPL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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