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Del Dios, California

Community in San Diego County, California

Air quality

The air at Del Dios

Index 30, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, San Diego Mesa and Inland Valley (CA), 15 miles off.

30Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good15.5 mi
  • Ozone30Good42 ppb15.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good15.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 48, good.

Smoke, the next 46 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 Del Dios

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Del Dios, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Del Dios, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Escondido 2.8 SWCA-SD-184

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/662 ft/274 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Escondido No 2ESCC1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.7 mi away/666 ft/278 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Carlsbad/Palomar, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.1 mi from Del Dios, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:53 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 Carlsbad/Palomar, 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 CRQFIG. A THE SKY OVER CARLSBAD/PALOMARSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECarlsbad/Palomar, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CRQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CRQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

79.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 22 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Carlsbad/Palomar: temperature 79.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 22 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRQFIG. B THE AIR AT CARLSBAD/PALOMARTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 9,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.4 FTEMPERATURE 79.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 42.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 22 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 POINTTITLECarlsbad/Palomar, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CRQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CRQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Carlsbad/Palomar, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the 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 CRQFIG. C THE WIND AT CARLSBAD/PALOMARPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECarlsbad/Palomar, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CRQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CRQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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