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Fort Bidwell, California

Community in Modoc County, California

Air quality

The air at Fort Bidwell

Index 17, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Lakeview (OR), 25 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 36, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Fort Bidwell

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Fort Bidwell, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Fort Bidwell, 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 now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Fort BidwellFOBC1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/4,560 ft/138 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Dismal Swamp Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.1 mi from Fort Bidwell, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:59 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 7,360 ft above sea level, 24 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 22.77 inHg and the temperature at 32.8 F; it reports 40.8 F, 8.0 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Dismal Swamp Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 7,360 feet above sea level with 24 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 22.77 inches of mercury, and temperature, 32.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DMLC1FIG. D WHERE DISMAL SWAMP SNOTEL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREDISMAL SWAMP SNOTEL24 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT7,360 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 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE22.77 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE32.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED40.8 FTITLEDismal Swamp Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP DMLC1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DMLC1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.99 N, and the day is 10 h 54 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Dismal Swamp Snotel, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DMLC1FIG. E THE SUN AT DISMAL SWAMP SNOTELELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.99 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEDismal Swamp Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP DMLC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DMLC1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 7,360 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:59 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Dismal Swamp Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 11:59 pm local time; air temperature, 40.8 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DMLC1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 11:59 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 11:59 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE40.8 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEDismal Swamp Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP DMLC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DMLC1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Dismal Swamp Snotel, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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