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Independence, California

Community in Inyo County, California

Air quality

The air at Independence

Index 6, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Lone Pine (CA), 15 miles off.

6Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good21.3 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 8, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Independence

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 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 Independence, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Independence, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Oak Ck RAWSIDPC1

A remote fire weather station/4.2 mi away/4,695 ft/779 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank507of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

Independence 0.2 NNWCA-IN-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/3,914 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Bishop CreekASDC1

At a cooperative observer's station/36.7 mi away/8,750 ft/4,834 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,657of 4,465

Station report

The weather at Lone Pine, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.1 mi from Independence, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:55 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 Lone Pine, 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 O26FIG. A THE SKY OVER LONE PINESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELone Pine, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS O26TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-O26-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

69.8 F with a dew point of 23.0 F, 17 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 10,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lone Pine: temperature 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 23.0, 17 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 10,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT O26FIG. B THE AIR AT LONE PINETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,0000 F20 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 10,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 13.9 FTEMPERATURE 69.8 FDEW POINT 23.0 FSPREAD 46.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 17 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 POINTTITLELone Pine, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS O26TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-O26-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lone Pine, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT O26FIG. C THE WIND AT LONE PINEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELone Pine, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS O26TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-O26-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Bishop Creek (ASDC1), 36.7 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in California

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

Near Independence

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

Near Independence

River and lake gauges