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Salinas, California

City in Monterey County, California

Air quality

The air at Salinas

Index 38, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Salinas (CA), 1 mile off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)38Good0.5 mi
  • Ozone19Good15 ppb0.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-18.2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide16Good17 ppb0.5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm0.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Salinas

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 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 Salinas, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Salinas, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SalinasSNS

At an airfield/1.8 mi away/53 ft/28 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank522of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

Salinas 0.4 ESECA-MT-50

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/76 ft/5 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Hollister 2HOLC1

At a cooperative observer's station/16.0 mi away/277 ft/196 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Carmel Valley 3W - Santa Lucia Conservancy, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 16.6 mi from Salinas, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:45 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,883 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.94 inHg and the temperature at 52.3 F; it reports 72.7 F, 20.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Carmel Valley 3W - Santa Lucia Conservancy stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,883 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.94 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SXLC1FIG. D WHERE CARMEL VALLEY 3W - SANTA LUCIA CONSERVANCY 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 ATMOSPHERECARMEL VALLEY 3W - SANTA LUCIA CONSERVANCY7 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,883 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 HERE27.94 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED72.7 FTITLECarmel Valley 3W - Santa Lucia Conservancy, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SXLC1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SXLC1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 36.49 N, and the day is 11 h 05 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Carmel Valley 3W - Santa Lucia Conservancy, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 05 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SXLC1FIG. E THE SUN AT CARMEL VALLEY 3W - SANTA LUCIA CONSERVANCYELEVATION 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 77°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 16, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 05 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.49 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECarmel Valley 3W - Santa Lucia Conservancy, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SXLC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SXLC1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,883 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:45 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Carmel Valley 3W - Santa Lucia Conservancy, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 11:45 pm local time; air temperature, 72.7 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SXLC1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 11:45 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 11:45 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE72.7 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLECarmel Valley 3W - Santa Lucia Conservancy, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP SXLC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SXLC1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Carmel Valley 3W - Santa Lucia Conservancy, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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