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Round Valley, California

Community in Inyo County, California

Air quality

The air at Round Valley

Index 34, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Bishop (CA), 12 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)8Good24.7 mi
  • Ozone34Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good24.7 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 41, 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 Round Valley

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 Round Valley, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Round Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Doe RidgeS2191

At a soil climate station/19.3 mi away/7,340 ft/2,298 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank2,513of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

West Bishop 14.4 NWCA-MN-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.8 mi away/6,395 ft/1,353 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Bishop CreekASDC1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.7 mi away/8,750 ft/3,708 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,657of 4,465

Station report

The weather at Bishop Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.8 mi from Round Valley, 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 Bishop Airport, 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 BIHFIG. A THE SKY OVER BISHOP AIRPORTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBishop Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BIHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BIH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 22.0 F, 21 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Bishop Airport: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 22.0, 21 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BIHFIG. B THE AIR AT BISHOP AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,0000 F20 F40 F60 FSATURATES 9,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 13.9 FTEMPERATURE 63.0 FDEW POINT 22.0 FSPREAD 41.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 21 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 POINTTITLEBishop Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BIHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BIH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at Bishop Airport, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BIHFIG. C THE WIND AT BISHOP AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBishop Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BIHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BIH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Bishop Creek (ASDC1), 12.7 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

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