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Fruitdale, California

Community in Santa Clara County, California

Air quality

The air at Fruitdale

Index 50, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, San Jose (CA), 3 miles off.

50Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)46Good5.3 mi
  • Ozone50Good38 ppb18.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide20Good21.6 ppb5.3 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.7 ppm5.3 mi

The days ahead

Highest 54, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 58, moderate.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Fruitdale

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Fruitdale, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 11 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Fruitdale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

San Jose 3.6 WSWCA-SC-38

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/140 ft/16 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Skyline Ridge PreserveSKYC1

In a park or preserve/13.7 mi away/2,253 ft/2,097 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at San Jose INTL A, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.5 mi from Fruitdale, California. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:53 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 San Jose INTL A, 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 SJCFIG. A THE SKY OVER SAN JOSE INTL ASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESan Jose INTL A, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SJCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SJC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

87.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 18 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 11,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at San Jose INTL A: temperature 87.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 18 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 11,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SJCFIG. B THE AIR AT SAN JOSE INTL ATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00020 F40 F60 F80 F100 FSATURATES 11,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.0 FTEMPERATURE 87.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 49.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 18 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 POINTTITLESan Jose INTL A, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SJCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SJC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at San Jose INTL A, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SJCFIG. C THE WIND AT SAN JOSE INTL APLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESan Jose INTL A, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SJCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SJC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of San Jose INTL A, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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

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