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Paynes Creek, California

Community in Tehama County, California

Air quality

The air at Paynes Creek

Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Red Bluff (CA), 20 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)10Good20.8 mi
  • Ozone27Good24 ppb20.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)16Good20.8 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 35, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Paynes Creek

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Paynes Creek, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Paynes Creek, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Manton 1.3 SCA-TH-46

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.3 mi away/2,136 ft/274 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Manton - Volta Power HouseVOLC1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.1 mi away/2,251 ft/389 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Red Bluff Municipal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.8 mi from Paynes Creek, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:54 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 Red Bluff 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 RBLFIG. A THE SKY OVER RED BLUFF 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 MORE0510TITLERed Bluff Municipal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RBLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RBL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 33.0 F, 27 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Red Bluff Municipal: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.0, 27 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RBLFIG. B THE AIR AT RED BLUFF 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00010 F30 F50 F70 FSATURATES 7,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.8 FTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 33.0 FSPREAD 35.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 27 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 POINTTITLERed Bluff Municipal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RBLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RBL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Red Bluff Municipal, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 5 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 RBLFIG. C THE WIND AT RED BLUFF MUNICIPALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERed Bluff Municipal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RBLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RBL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in California

33 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Paynes Creek

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

Near Paynes Creek

River and lake gauges