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Quincy, California

Community in Plumas County, California

Air quality

The air at Quincy

Index 39, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Quincy (CA), 0 miles off.

39Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)39Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Quincy

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 Quincy, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Quincy, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ChesterO05

At an airfield/28.8 mi away/4,534 ft/1,088 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1,645of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

QuincyQCYC1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.1 mi away/3,432 ft/14 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank116of 4,465

Station report

The weather at Quincy (DWR), drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 1.3 mi from Quincy, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:59 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 4,744 ft above sea level, 16 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.14 inHg and the temperature at 42.1 F; it reports 43.0 F, 0.9 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Quincy (DWR) stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,744 feet above sea level with 16 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.14 inches of mercury, and temperature, 42.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT QNYC1FIG. D WHERE QUINCY (DWR) 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 ATMOSPHEREQUINCY (DWR)16 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,744 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 HERE25.14 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE42.1 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED43.0 FTITLEQuincy (DWR), the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP QNYC1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-QNYC1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.92 N, and the day is 10 h 58 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Quincy (DWR), angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 58 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT QNYC1FIG. E THE SUN AT QUINCY (DWR)ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 58 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.92 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEQuincy (DWR), the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP QNYC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-QNYC1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 4,744 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:59 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Quincy (DWR), each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 11:59 pm local time; air temperature, 43.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT QNYC1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 11:59 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 11:59 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE43.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEQuincy (DWR), the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP QNYC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-QNYC1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Quincy (DWR), in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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