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Fairbanks Ranch, California

Community in San Diego County, California

Air quality

The air at Fairbanks Ranch

Index 43, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, San Diego Coast (CA), 12 miles off.

43Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)36Good11.2 mi
  • Ozone43Good45 ppb11.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)20Good11.2 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 41 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Fairbanks Ranch

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 6 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Fairbanks Ranch, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Fairbanks Ranch, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Miramar NASNKX

At an airfield/9.5 mi away/420 ft/281 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank33of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

San Diego 14.1 NCA-SD-111

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/402 ft/263 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Poway ValleyPOWC1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.0 mi away/673 ft/534 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Miramar NAS, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.5 mi from Fairbanks Ranch, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 6:55 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

78.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 24 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Miramar NAS: temperature 78.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 24 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,000 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 9,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.7 FTEMPERATURE 78.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 40.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 24 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 east northeast (60 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Miramar NAS, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 9 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 NKXFIG. C THE WIND AT MIRAMAR NASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE 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

Elsewhere in California

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

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

Near Fairbanks Ranch

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