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Galt, California

City in Sacramento County, California

Air quality

The air at Galt

Index 45, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Elk Grove (CA), 11 miles off.

45Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good7.2 mi
  • Ozone21Good26 ppb7.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)45Good7.2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3 ppb7.2 mi

The days ahead

Highest 67, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 64, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Galt

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 3 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 Galt, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 11 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Galt, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Galt 2.3 SWCA-SA-97

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/42 ft/9 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Acampo 5NEACPC1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.3 mi away/83 ft/32 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Sacramento/Executiv, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.8 mi from Galt, California. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 3:53 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 Sacramento/Executiv, 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 SACFIG. A THE SKY OVER SACRAMENTO/EXECUTIVSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESacramento/Executiv, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SACTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SAC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sacramento/Executiv: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SACFIG. B THE AIR AT SACRAMENTO/EXECUTIVTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.4 FTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 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 POINTTITLESacramento/Executiv, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SACTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SAC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Sacramento/Executiv, 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 SACFIG. C THE WIND AT SACRAMENTO/EXECUTIVPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLESacramento/Executiv, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SACTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SAC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Sacramento/Executiv, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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