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Needles, California

City in San Bernardino County, California

Precipitation

What has fallen at Needles

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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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Needles, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Needles, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Essex SCANEXCC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/33.4 mi away/2,644 ft/2,049 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank2,371of 4,465

EssexS2185

At a soil climate station/33.4 mi away/2,644 ft/2,049 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank2,553of 4,465

Station report

The weather at Needles Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.6 mi from Needles, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:56 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 Needles Airport, 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 EEDFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEEDLES AIRPORTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLENeedles Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EEDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EED-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

77.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 29 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Needles Airport: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 29 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EEDFIG. B THE AIR AT NEEDLES AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 7,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.7 FTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 FSPREAD 35.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 29 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 POINTTITLENeedles Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EEDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EED-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Needles Airport, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 14 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 EEDFIG. C THE WIND AT NEEDLES AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENeedles Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EEDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EED-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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