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Chualar, California

Community in Monterey County, California

Air quality

The air at Chualar

Index 42, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Salinas (CA), 10 miles off.

42Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good10.3 mi
  • Ozone28Good28 ppb10.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-20.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide10Good11 ppb10.3 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm10.3 mi

The days ahead

Highest 52, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 30, 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 Chualar

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 Chualar, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Chualar, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SalinasSNS

At an airfield/8.3 mi away/53 ft/69 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank522of 4,465

Hastings RAWSCAHC1

A remote fire weather station/12.7 mi away/1,962 ft/1,840 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank492of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

Gonzales 0.5 ENECA-MT-34

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.1 mi away/165 ft/43 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Pinnacles Nat MonumentPNMC1

At a cooperative observer's station/19.5 mi away/1,283 ft/1,161 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Salinas, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.3 mi from Chualar, 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 Salinas, 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 SNSFIG. A THE SKY OVER SALINASSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESalinas, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SNSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SNS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 63 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Salinas: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 63 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SNSFIG. B THE AIR AT SALINASTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.1 FTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 63 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 POINTTITLESalinas, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SNSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SNS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Salinas, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SNSFIG. C THE WIND AT SALINASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESalinas, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SNSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SNS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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