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Darwin, California

Community in Inyo County, California

Air quality

The air at Darwin

Index 6, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Olancha (CA), 24 miles off.

6Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 6, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Darwin

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 11 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Darwin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 21.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Lone PineO26

At an airfield/33.6 mi away/3,688 ft/1,141 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3,724of 4,461

measured daily1 instrument

Station report

The weather at Lone Pine, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 33.6 mi from Darwin, California. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 4:15 AM 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 Lone Pine, 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 O26FIG. A THE SKY OVER LONE PINESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELone Pine, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS O26TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-O26-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

39.2 F with a dew point of 26.6 F, 60 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lone Pine: temperature 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.6, 60 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT O26FIG. B THE AIR AT LONE PINETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 23.9 FTEMPERATURE 39.2 FDEW POINT 26.6 FSPREAD 12.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 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 POINTTITLELone Pine, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS O26TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-O26-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lone Pine, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west 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 O26FIG. C THE WIND AT LONE PINEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELone Pine, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS O26TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-O26-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at N.American Chemical Corp. Main Plant (TNAC1), 36.8 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in California

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Near Darwin

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Near Darwin

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