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Orange Blossom, California

Community in Stanislaus County, California

Air quality

The air at Orange Blossom

Index 62, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Modesto (CA), 18 miles off.

62Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)46Good-
  • Ozone45Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)62Moderate-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Fri Oct 16, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 64, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 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 Orange Blossom

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Orange Blossom, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Orange Blossom, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Oakdale 4.2 ENECA-SS-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/232 ft/37 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ModestoMODC1

At a cooperative observer's station/18.4 mi away/88 ft/107 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank130of 4,465

Station report

The weather at Modesto City/Sham, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.6 mi from Orange Blossom, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:53 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 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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MOD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

66.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 47 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Modesto City/Sham: temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 47 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,800 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 4,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 40.4 FTEMPERATURE 66.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 21.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 47 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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-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

Measured at Modesto (MODC1), 18.4 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in California

33 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Orange Blossom

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Orange Blossom

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