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Friant, California

Community in Fresno County, California

Air quality

The air at Friant

Index 89, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Fresno (CA), 15 miles off.

89Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)70Moderate-
  • Ozone24Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)89Moderate-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 66, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Friant

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. 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 Friant, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Friant, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Fresno 7.4 NNECA-FR-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.4 mi away/384 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Coarsegold 4SEOARC1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.8 mi away/2,230 ft/1,852 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fresno Air Terminal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.1 mi from Friant, California. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 20,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fresno Air Terminal, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 20,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FATFIG. A THE SKY OVER FRESNO AIR TERMINALSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 20,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFresno Air Terminal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FATTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FAT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 53 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 20,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Fresno Air Terminal: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 53 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 20,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FATFIG. B THE AIR AT FRESNO AIR TERMINALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 20,000 FTTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 17.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 53 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 POINTTITLEFresno Air Terminal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FATTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FAT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Fresno Air Terminal, 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 FATFIG. C THE WIND AT FRESNO AIR TERMINALPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEFresno Air Terminal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FATTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FAT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fresno Air Terminal, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in California

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

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