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Orcutt, California

Community in Santa Barbara County, California

Air quality

The air at Orcutt

Index 77, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Santa Maria (CA), 7 miles off.

77Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good12.9 mi
  • Ozone33Good44 ppb10 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)77Moderate12.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1 ppb11.9 mi

The days ahead

Highest moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 5 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Orcutt

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 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 Orcutt, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Orcutt, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Alert #75CASC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.3 mi away/735 ft/303 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank4,030of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Santa Maria Public, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.3 mi from Orcutt, California. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Santa Maria Public, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMXFIG. A THE SKY OVER SANTA MARIA PUBLICSECTION, 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: 9 MI0510TITLESanta Maria Public, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SMXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

93.0 F with a dew point of 33.0 F, 12 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 13,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Santa Maria Public: temperature 93.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.0, 12 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 13,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMXFIG. B THE AIR AT SANTA MARIA PUBLICTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00016,00010 F30 F50 F70 F90 FSATURATES 13,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 21.1 FTEMPERATURE 93.0 FDEW POINT 33.0 FSPREAD 60.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 12 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 POINTTITLESanta Maria Public, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 16 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Santa Maria Public, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 16 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 SMXFIG. C THE WIND AT SANTA MARIA PUBLICPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESanta Maria Public, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Santa Maria Public, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Near Orcutt

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