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Paloma, California

Community in Calaveras County, California

Air quality

The air at Paloma

Index 38, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Calaveras County (CA), 6 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good-
  • Ozone38Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)27Good-

The days ahead

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 Paloma

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Paloma, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Paloma, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

JacksonJAQ

At an airfield/8.0 mi away/1,679 ft/304 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3,385of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

Camp PardeeCMPC1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.4 mi away/604 ft/771 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,921of 4,465

Station report

The weather at Argonaut Dam, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 6.6 mi from Paloma, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 34.1 F, 39 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Argonaut Dam: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.1, 39 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ANUC1FIG. B THE AIR AT ARGONAUT DAMTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 5,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.8 FTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 34.1 FSPREAD 24.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 39 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 POINTTITLEArgonaut Dam, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP ANUC1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ANUC1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (327 degrees) at 2 mph, gusting 4 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 10 mph.

Plan of the wind at Argonaut Dam, north up: blowing from 327 degrees, the north northwest, at 2 miles an hour, gusting 4; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ANUC1FIG. C THE WIND AT ARGONAUT DAMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 327°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEArgonaut Dam, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP ANUC1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ANUC1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,518 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.32 inHg and the temperature at 53.6 F; it reports 59.0 F, 5.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Argonaut Dam stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,518 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.32 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ANUC1FIG. D WHERE ARGONAUT DAM 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 ATMOSPHEREARGONAUT DAM5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,518 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 HERE28.32 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.6 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED59.0 FTITLEArgonaut Dam, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP ANUC1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ANUC1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Argonaut Dam, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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