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Imperial Beach, California

City in San Diego County, California

Air quality

The air at Imperial Beach

Index 59, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Border Area (CA), 10 miles off.

59Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)36Good4.6 mi
  • Ozone39Good16 ppb4.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)59Moderate4.6 mi

The days ahead

Highest 77, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 61, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Imperial Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. 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 Imperial Beach, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Imperial Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Tijuana River Imperial BeachTIXC1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/26 ft/12 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Chula Vista 3.1SECA-SD-47

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.1 mi away/200 ft/186 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Imperial Beach/Ream, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.1 mi from Imperial Beach, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Imperial Beach/Ream, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NRSFIG. A THE SKY OVER IMPERIAL BEACH/REAMSECTION, 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 SHEETFEW 2,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEImperial Beach/Ream, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NRSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NRS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 60.0 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Imperial Beach/Ream: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.0, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NRSFIG. B THE AIR AT IMPERIAL BEACH/REAMTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 60.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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 POINTTITLEImperial Beach/Ream, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NRSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NRS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Imperial Beach/Ream, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 6 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 NRSFIG. C THE WIND AT IMPERIAL BEACH/REAMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEImperial Beach/Ream, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NRSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NRS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Imperial Beach/Ream, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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