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Empire, California

Community in Stanislaus County, California

Air quality

The air at Empire

Index 58, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Modesto (CA), 5 miles off.

58Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)58Moderate5.2 mi
  • Ozone6Good9 ppb5.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)57Moderate5.2 mi

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 63, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Empire

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Empire, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Empire, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Modesto City/ShamMOD

At an airfield/3.0 mi away/98 ft/20 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Citizen station GW7226GW7226

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.7 mi away/117 ft/1 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

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Oakdale Weather StationODLC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.1 mi away/184 ft/66 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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Merced 23 WSW93243

At a climate reference station/28.5 mi away/78 ft/40 ft below here

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measured daily2 instruments

Modesto 2.6 SECA-SS-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/101 ft/17 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ModestoMODC1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.4 mi away/88 ft/30 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Modesto City/Sham, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.0 mi from Empire, California. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:53 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 Modesto City/Sham, 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 MODFIG. A THE SKY OVER MODESTO CITY/SHAMSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEModesto City/Sham, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MODTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MOD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Modesto City/Sham: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MODFIG. B THE AIR AT MODESTO CITY/SHAMTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.0 FTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 47.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEModesto City/Sham, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MODTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MOD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Modesto City/Sham, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MODFIG. C THE WIND AT MODESTO CITY/SHAMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEModesto City/Sham, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MODTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MOD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Modesto City/Sham, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Modesto (MODC1), 5.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in California

33 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Empire

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Empire

River and lake gauges