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Dogtown, California

Community in San Joaquin County, California

Air quality

The air at Dogtown

Index 57, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Elk Grove (CA), 18 miles off.

57Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)43Good-
  • Ozone31Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)57Moderate-

The days ahead

Highest 54, moderate, Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 40, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Dogtown

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Dogtown, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Dogtown, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Acampo 5NEACPC1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.1 mi away/83 ft/28 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station FW0579, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 7.9 mi from Dogtown, California. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north (0 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 4 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW0579, north up: blowing from 0 degrees, the north, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 4; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0579FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW0579PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 0°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW0579, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0579TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW0579-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 64 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.85 inHg and the temperature at 58.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.05 inHg means its barometer reads 29.98 inHg; it reports 61.0 F, 2.2 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW0579 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 64 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.85 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.05 and the station pressure it means, 29.98.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0579FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW0579 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION FW05790 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT64 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.85 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.05 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.98 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED61.0 FTITLECitizen station FW0579, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0579TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW0579-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 38.10 N, and the day is 11 h 02 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW0579, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 02 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0579FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW0579ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 75°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 16, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 02 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.10 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW0579, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0579TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW0579-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station FW0579, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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