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Hidden Meadows, California

Community in San Diego County, California

Air quality

The air at Hidden Meadows

Index 36, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Temecula Vly (CA), 19 miles off.

36Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good16.5 mi
  • Ozone36Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)32Good16.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 127, unhealthy for sensitive groups, Sun 11 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Hidden Meadows

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

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Visibility

How far you can see at Hidden Meadows, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 11 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hidden Meadows, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Escondido 4.4 NWCA-SD-163

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/1,081 ft/338 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Valley Center 1NVCFC1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.4 mi away/1,299 ft/120 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Carlsbad/Palomar, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.4 mi from Hidden Meadows, 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 Carlsbad/Palomar, 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 CRQFIG. A THE SKY OVER CARLSBAD/PALOMARSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECarlsbad/Palomar, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CRQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CRQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

82.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 22 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Carlsbad/Palomar: temperature 82.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 22 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRQFIG. B THE AIR AT CARLSBAD/PALOMARTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 9,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.2 FTEMPERATURE 82.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 43.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 22 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 POINTTITLECarlsbad/Palomar, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CRQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CRQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Carlsbad/Palomar, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRQFIG. C THE WIND AT CARLSBAD/PALOMARPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECarlsbad/Palomar, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CRQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CRQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Carlsbad/Palomar, 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 Hidden Meadows

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

Near Hidden Meadows

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