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Herald, California

Community in Sacramento County, California

Air quality

The air at Herald

Index 59, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Elk Grove (CA), 11 miles off.

59Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)51Moderate9.8 mi
  • Ozone44Good48 ppb9.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)59Moderate9.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb9.8 mi

The days ahead

Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 40, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Herald

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Herald, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Herald, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Acampo 5NEACPC1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.6 mi away/83 ft/8 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Galt 2.3 SWCA-SA-97

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.8 mi away/42 ft/33 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Mather Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.4 mi from Herald, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:35 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 Mather Field, 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 MHRFIG. A THE SKY OVER MATHER FIELDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMather Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MHRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MHR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 38.3 F, 40 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mather Field: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.3, 40 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MHRFIG. B THE AIR AT MATHER FIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 5,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.1 FTEMPERATURE 63.0 FDEW POINT 38.3 FSPREAD 24.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 40 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 POINTTITLEMather Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MHRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MHR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mather Field, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MHRFIG. C THE WIND AT MATHER FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMather Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MHRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MHR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in California

33 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Herald

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

Near Herald

River and lake gauges