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Prunedale, California

Community in Monterey County, California

Air quality

The air at Prunedale

Index 40, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Salinas (CA), 8 miles off.

40Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)40Good7.9 mi
  • Ozone28Good34 ppb7.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-17.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide8Good9 ppb7.9 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0 ppm7.9 mi

The days ahead

Highest 52, moderate, Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 40, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 5 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Prunedale

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. 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 Prunedale, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sun 5 AM, lowest 5 miles Sun 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Prunedale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Salinas 9.2 NNWCA-MN-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/303 ft/16 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Watsonville WaterworksWVIC1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.1 mi away/102 ft/185 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fort Ord Fritzsche AAF, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.6 mi from Prunedale, California. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:15 AM 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 Fort Ord Fritzsche AAF, 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 OARFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT ORD FRITZSCHE AAFSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFort Ord Fritzsche AAF, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OARTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OAR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

78.8 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 23 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fort Ord Fritzsche AAF: temperature 78.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 23 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OARFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT ORD FRITZSCHE AAFTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 9,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.9 FTEMPERATURE 78.8 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 41.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 23 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 POINTTITLEFort Ord Fritzsche AAF, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OARTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OAR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fort Ord Fritzsche AAF, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OARFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT ORD FRITZSCHE AAFPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Ord Fritzsche AAF, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OARTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OAR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Ord Fritzsche AAF, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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