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Casmalia, California

Community in Santa Barbara County, California

Air quality

The air at Casmalia

Index 38, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Santa Maria (CA), 7 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good12.6 mi
  • Ozone35Good52 ppb9.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)38Good12.6 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide6Good6.9 ppb13.3 mi

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 44 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 Casmalia

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 Casmalia, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Casmalia, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Alert #75CASC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.5 mi away/735 ft/480 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank4,030of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

LompocLOMC1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.6 mi away/95 ft/160 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Vandenberg Space Force North, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.9 mi from Casmalia, 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 Vandenberg Space Force North, 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 VGNFIG. A THE SKY OVER VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE NORTHSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEVandenberg Space Force North, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VGNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VGN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 31 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 Vandenberg Space Force North: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 31 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 VGNFIG. B THE AIR AT VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE NORTHTHE 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 7,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.4 FTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 36.0 FSPREAD 32.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 31 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 POINTTITLEVandenberg Space Force North, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS VGNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VGN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Vandenberg Space Force North, 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 VGNFIG. C THE WIND AT VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE NORTHPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEVandenberg Space Force North, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VGNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VGN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Vandenberg Space Force North, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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