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McFarland, California

City in Kern County, California

Air quality

The air at McFarland

Index 74, moderate, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Bakersfield (CA), 26 miles off.

74Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate-
  • Ozone74Moderate-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)67Moderate-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 71, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 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 McFarland

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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Visibility

How far you can see at McFarland, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest McFarland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

DelanoDLO

At an airfield/4.7 mi away/314 ft/38 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2,570of 4,465

WoodyWOCC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/22.5 mi away/1,698 ft/1,346 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank336of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

DelanoDELC1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.4 mi away/338 ft/14 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Delano, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.7 mi from McFarland, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Delano, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DLOFIG. A THE SKY OVER DELANOSECTION, 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 REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDelano, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DLOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DLO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 44.2 F, 62 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Delano: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.2, 62 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DLOFIG. B THE AIR AT DELANOTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.4 FTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 44.2 FSPREAD 12.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 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 POINTTITLEDelano, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DLOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DLO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Delano, 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 DLOFIG. C THE WIND AT DELANOPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEDelano, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DLOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DLO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Delano, 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.

Near McFarland

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Near McFarland

River and lake gauges