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Edwards AFB, California

Community in Kern County, California

Air quality

The air at Edwards AFB

Index 38, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Mojave (CA), 15 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good-
  • Ozone38Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)13Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 42, 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 Edwards AFB

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 Edwards AFB, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Edwards AFB, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

California City 8.8 SWCA-KN-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.4 mi away/2,364 ft/32 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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PalmdalePMDC1

At a cooperative observer's station/24.6 mi away/2,599 ft/203 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Edwards AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.4 mi from Edwards AFB, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Clear; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Edwards AFB, height above the station to scale: a clear sky, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EDWFIG. A THE SKY OVER EDWARDS AFBSECTION, 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 STATIONCLEARVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEEdwards AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EDWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EDW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

70.0 F with a dew point of 28.2 F, 21 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Edwards AFB: temperature 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.2, 21 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EDWFIG. B THE AIR AT EDWARDS AFBTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00010 F30 F50 F70 FSATURATES 9,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 19.8 FTEMPERATURE 70.0 FDEW POINT 28.2 FSPREAD 41.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 21 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 POINTTITLEEdwards AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EDWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EDW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Edwards AFB, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EDWFIG. C THE WIND AT EDWARDS AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEdwards AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EDWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EDW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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