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Nipomo, California

Community in San Luis Obispo County, California

Air quality

The air at Nipomo

Index 37, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Nipomo (CA), 3 miles off.

37Good
  • Ozone37Good55 ppb21.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)34Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, today, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 42, 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 Nipomo

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 Nipomo, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Nipomo, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Citizen station FW7176, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 0.6 mi from Nipomo, California. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the south southwest (204 degrees) at 2 mph, gusting 10 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW7176, north up: blowing from 204 degrees, the south southwest, at 2 miles an hour, gusting 10; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7176FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW7176PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 204°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW7176, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7176TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW7176-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 363 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.53 inHg and the temperature at 57.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.09 inHg means its barometer reads 29.70 inHg; it reports 72.0 F, 14.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW7176 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 363 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.53 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.09 and the station pressure it means, 29.70.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7176FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW7176 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION FW71761 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT363 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 HERE29.53 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.09 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.70 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED72.0 FTITLECitizen station FW7176, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7176TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW7176-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 35.03 N, and the day is 11 h 08 min long. Level ground there takes 72 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW7176, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 08 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW7176FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW7176ELEVATION 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 78°EQUINOXES 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 16, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 08 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 72 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.03 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW7176, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW7176TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW7176-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station FW7176, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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