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Del Mar, California

City in San Diego County, California

Air quality

The air at Del Mar

Index 51, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, San Diego Coast (CA), 10 miles off.

51Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)51Moderate11.2 mi
  • Ozone35Good35 ppb11.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)32Good11.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 58, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Del Mar

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Del Mar, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Del Mar, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Miramar NASNKX

At an airfield/9.8 mi away/420 ft/245 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank33of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

San Diego Sea WorldSWDC1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.3 mi away/-13 ft/188 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Miramar NAS, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.8 mi from Del Mar, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 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 Miramar NAS, 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 NKXFIG. A THE SKY OVER MIRAMAR NASSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMiramar NAS, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NKXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NKX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

75.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 26 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Miramar NAS: temperature 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 26 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NKXFIG. B THE AIR AT MIRAMAR NASTHE 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 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 8,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.3 FTEMPERATURE 75.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 37.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 26 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 POINTTITLEMiramar NAS, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NKXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NKX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Miramar NAS, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 6 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 NKXFIG. C THE WIND AT MIRAMAR NASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMiramar NAS, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NKXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NKX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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