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Paxton, California

Community in Plumas County, California

Air quality

The air at Paxton

Index 8, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Quincy (CA), 7 miles off.

8Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)8Good6.9 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Paxton

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. 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 Paxton, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Paxton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

CashmanCHAC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.1 mi away/4,442 ft/1,442 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank837of 4,465

ChesterO05

At an airfield/21.6 mi away/4,534 ft/1,534 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,645of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

QuincyQCYC1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.3 mi away/3,432 ft/432 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank116of 4,465

Station report

The weather at Chester, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.6 mi from Paxton, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:15 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 Chester, 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 O05FIG. A THE SKY OVER CHESTERSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEChester, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS O05TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-O05-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 26.6 F, 25 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Chester: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.6, 25 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT O05FIG. B THE AIR AT CHESTERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 8,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 19.4 FTEMPERATURE 62.6 FDEW POINT 26.6 FSPREAD 36.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 25 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 POINTTITLEChester, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS O05TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-O05-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Chester, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT O05FIG. C THE WIND AT CHESTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChester, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS O05TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-O05-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Paxton

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