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Newman, California

City in Stanislaus County, California

Air quality

The air at Newman

Index 55, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Modesto (CA), 24 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate-
  • Ozone18Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)55Moderate-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 74, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Newman

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 3 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 Newman, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 11 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Newman, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

NewmanNMNC1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.5 mi away/104 ft/17 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Turlock 1.5 NNWCA-SS-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/16.9 mi away/114 ft/27 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Modesto City/Sham, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.6 mi from Newman, California. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 3:53 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 Modesto City/Sham, 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 MODFIG. A THE SKY OVER MODESTO CITY/SHAMSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEModesto City/Sham, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MODTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MOD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Modesto City/Sham: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MODFIG. B THE AIR AT MODESTO CITY/SHAMTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.4 FTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 47.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEModesto City/Sham, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MODTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MOD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Modesto City/Sham, 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 MODFIG. C THE WIND AT MODESTO CITY/SHAMPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEModesto City/Sham, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MODTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MOD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Modesto City/Sham, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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