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Garnet, California

Community in Riverside County, California

Air quality

The air at Garnet

Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Joshua Tree National Park (CA), 11 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-21.1 mi
  • Ozone31Good33 ppb11.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2.2 ppb21.1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Garnet

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

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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Garnet, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Palm Springs 5.1 NCA-RV-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.1 mi away/532 ft/313 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Palm SpringsPMPC1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.3 mi away/425 ft/420 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Palm Springs Rgnl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.2 mi from Garnet, California. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:53 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 Palm Springs Rgnl, 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 PSPFIG. A THE SKY OVER PALM SPRINGS RGNLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPalm Springs Rgnl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PSPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PSP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

77.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 26 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Palm Springs Rgnl: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 26 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PSPFIG. B THE AIR AT PALM SPRINGS RGNLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 8,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.3 FTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 37.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 26 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 POINTTITLEPalm Springs Rgnl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PSPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PSP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Palm Springs Rgnl, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, 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 PSPFIG. C THE WIND AT PALM SPRINGS RGNLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPalm Springs Rgnl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PSPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PSP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Palm Springs Rgnl, 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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Near Garnet

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

Near Garnet

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