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Lancaster, California

City in Los Angeles County, California

Air quality

The air at Lancaster

Index 25, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Antelope Vly (CA), 2 miles off.

25Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)0Good-
  • Ozone25Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 40, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Lancaster

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

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Lancaster, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PalmdatePMD

At an airfield/5.0 mi away/2,539 ft/157 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank442of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

Lancaster 2.1 SCA-LA-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/2,437 ft/55 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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PalmdalePMDC1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.3 mi away/2,599 ft/217 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Palmdate, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.0 mi from Lancaster, 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 Palmdate, 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 PMDFIG. A THE SKY OVER PALMDATESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPalmdate, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PMDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PMD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 42 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Palmdate: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 42 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PMDFIG. B THE AIR AT PALMDATETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 5,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.1 FTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 23.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 42 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 POINTTITLEPalmdate, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PMDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PMD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 16 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Palmdate, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 16 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PMDFIG. C THE WIND AT PALMDATEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPalmdate, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PMDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PMD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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