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Manhattan Beach, California

City in Los Angeles County, California

Air quality

The air at Manhattan Beach

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, S Central LA CO (CA), 11 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good-
  • Ozone26Good-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 48, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Manhattan Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 7 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 Manhattan Beach, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Manhattan Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Redondo BeachRDOC1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.1 mi away/148 ft/25 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Los Angeles INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.4 mi from Manhattan Beach, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:53 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 Los Angeles INTL, 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 LAXFIG. A THE SKY OVER LOS ANGELES INTLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELos Angeles INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LAXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LAX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

83.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 24 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Los Angeles INTL: temperature 83.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 24 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LAXFIG. B THE AIR AT LOS ANGELES INTLTHE 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 9,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.6 FTEMPERATURE 83.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 40.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 24 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 POINTTITLELos Angeles INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LAXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LAX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Los Angeles INTL, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LAXFIG. C THE WIND AT LOS ANGELES INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELos Angeles INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LAXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LAX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Los Angeles INTL, 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.

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Near Manhattan Beach

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