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Palo Cedro, California

Community in Shasta County, California

Air quality

The air at Palo Cedro

Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Redding (CA), 7 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-7.3 mi
  • Ozone31Good26 ppb7.3 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 33, good.

Smoke, the next 45 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 Palo Cedro

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Palo Cedro, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Palo Cedro, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ObrienCF167

Beside a road/17.5 mi away/1,388 ft/924 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank4,042of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

Millville 0.2 ENECA-SH-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/526 ft/62 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Cottonwood FisheriesCFSC1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.2 mi away/438 ft/26 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Redding Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.7 mi from Palo Cedro, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:53 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 Redding Municipal, 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 RDDFIG. A THE SKY OVER REDDING MUNICIPALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERedding Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RDDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RDD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

73.0 F with a dew point of 34.0 F, 24 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Redding Municipal: temperature 73.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.0, 24 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RDDFIG. B THE AIR AT REDDING MUNICIPALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 8,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.0 FTEMPERATURE 73.0 FDEW POINT 34.0 FSPREAD 39.0 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 POINTTITLERedding Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RDDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RDD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Redding Municipal, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RDDFIG. C THE WIND AT REDDING MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERedding Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RDDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RDD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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