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Madera Ranchos, California

Community in Madera County, California

Air quality

The air at Madera Ranchos

Index 40, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Madera (CA), 11 miles off.

40Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)31Good-
  • Ozone17Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)40Good-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 62, moderate.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Madera Ranchos

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. 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 Madera Ranchos, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Madera Ranchos, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MaderaMAE

At an airfield/13.3 mi away/251 ft/90 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank432of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

Madera 11.4 ECA-MA-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/354 ft/13 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Fresno 5 NEFYIC1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.6 mi away/328 ft/13 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,799of 4,465

Station report

The weather at Madera, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.3 mi from Madera Ranchos, California. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:55 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 Madera, 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 MAEFIG. A THE SKY OVER MADERASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMadera, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MAETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MAE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

52.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 56 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Madera: temperature 52.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 56 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MAEFIG. B THE AIR AT MADERATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.8 FTEMPERATURE 52.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 15.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 56 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 POINTTITLEMadera, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MAETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MAE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Madera, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MAEFIG. C THE WIND AT MADERAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMadera, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MAETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MAE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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