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Newell, California

Community in Modoc County, California

Air quality

The air at Newell

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Klamath Falls (OR), 28 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 38, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Newell

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Newell, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Newell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

PerezCD021

Beside a road/21.1 mi away/4,482 ft/436 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,435of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

TulelakeTULC1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.5 mi away/4,035 ft/11 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Dorris 0.2 SWCA-SK-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/29.0 mi away/4,249 ft/203 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Perez, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 21.1 mi from Newell, California. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:30 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

39.9 F with a dew point of 14.4 F, 35 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Perez: temperature 39.9 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 14.4, 35 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CD021FIG. B THE AIR AT PEREZTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0000 F10 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 5,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 9.3 FTEMPERATURE 39.9 FDEW POINT 14.4 FSPREAD 25.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 35 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 POINTTITLEPerez, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS CD021TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CD021-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 4,482 ft above sea level, 15 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.38 inHg and the temperature at 43.0 F; it reports 39.9 F, 3.1 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Perez stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,482 feet above sea level with 15 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.38 inches of mercury, and temperature, 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CD021FIG. D WHERE PEREZ STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREPEREZ15 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,482 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE25.38 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE43.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED39.9 FTITLEPerez, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS CD021TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CD021-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.60 N, and the day is 10 h 54 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Perez, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CD021FIG. E THE SUN AT PEREZELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 72°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.60 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEPerez, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS CD021TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CD021-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Perez, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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