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Pala, California

Community in San Diego County, California

Air quality

The air at Pala

Index 38, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Temecula Vly (CA), 9 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good21.6 mi
  • Ozone38Good38 ppb21.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good21.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 46, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Pala

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 Pala, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Pala, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PalaPZAC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.9 mi away/410 ft/19 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank2,144of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

Valley Center 1NVCFC1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.3 mi away/1,299 ft/870 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fallbrook, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.3 mi from Pala, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:15 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 Fallbrook, 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 L18FIG. A THE SKY OVER FALLBROOKSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFallbrook, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS L18TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-L18-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

77.0 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 24 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fallbrook: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 24 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT L18FIG. B THE AIR AT FALLBROOKTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 9,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.2 FTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 39.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 24 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 POINTTITLEFallbrook, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS L18TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-L18-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fallbrook, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT L18FIG. C THE WIND AT FALLBROOKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFallbrook, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS L18TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-L18-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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Near Pala

River and lake gauges