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Patterson Tract, California

Community in Tulare County, California

Air quality

The air at Patterson Tract

Index 75, moderate, led by coarse particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Visalia (CA), 4 miles off.

75Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)54Moderate-
  • Ozone51Moderate-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)75Moderate-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 49, good.

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 Patterson Tract

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 Patterson Tract, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Patterson Tract, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

VisaliaVISC1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.4 mi away/344 ft/12 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank3,496of 4,465

Visalia 0.7 SSECA-TL-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.5 mi away/318 ft/14 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Visalia Muni (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.9 mi from Patterson Tract, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:56 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 Visalia Muni (AWOS), 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 VISFIG. A THE SKY OVER VISALIA MUNI (AWOS)SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEVisalia Muni (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VISTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VIS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

69.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 39 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Visalia Muni (AWOS): temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 39 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VISFIG. B THE AIR AT VISALIA MUNI (AWOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 5,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.4 FTEMPERATURE 69.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 26.0 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 POINTTITLEVisalia Muni (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS VISTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VIS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Visalia Muni (AWOS), north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, 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 VISFIG. C THE WIND AT VISALIA MUNI (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEVisalia Muni (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VISTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VIS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Visalia Muni (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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