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Channel Islands Beach, California

Community in Ventura County, California

Air quality

The air at Channel Islands Beach

Index 31, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Oxnard (CA), 7 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good7.7 mi
  • Ozone27Good27 ppb7.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)31Good7.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide8Good9 ppb7.7 mi

The days ahead

Highest 62, moderate, today, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 43, 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 Channel Islands Beach

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
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Visibility

How far you can see at Channel Islands Beach, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Channel Islands Beach, CaliforniaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Channel Islands Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

OxnardOXR

At an airfield/3.0 mi away/43 ft/30 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank51of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

OjaiOJAC1

At a cooperative observer's station/20.0 mi away/764 ft/751 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Oxnard, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.0 mi from Channel Islands Beach, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:51 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 Oxnard, 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 OXRFIG. A THE SKY OVER OXNARDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEOxnard, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OXRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OXR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 61.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Oxnard: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 61.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OXRFIG. B THE AIR AT OXNARDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.1 FTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 61.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEOxnard, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OXRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OXR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Oxnard, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OXRFIG. C THE WIND AT OXNARDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOxnard, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OXRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OXR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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