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Searles Valley, California

Community in San Bernardino County, California

Air quality

The air at Searles Valley

Index 9, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Trona (CA), 1 mile off.

9Good
  • Ozone-37 ppb1.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good1.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 13, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Searles Valley

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Searles Valley, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Searles Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at China Lake (NAF), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.7 mi from Searles Valley, California. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:56 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 China Lake (NAF), 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 NIDFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHINA LAKE (NAF)SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEChina Lake (NAF), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NIDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NID-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 26.0 F, 20 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 China Lake (NAF): temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.0, 20 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 NIDFIG. B THE AIR AT CHINA LAKE (NAF)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00010 F30 F50 F70 FSATURATES 9,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 17.7 FTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 26.0 FSPREAD 42.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 20 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 POINTTITLEChina Lake (NAF), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NIDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NID-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at China Lake (NAF), north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 6 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 NIDFIG. C THE WIND AT CHINA LAKE (NAF)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChina Lake (NAF), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NIDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NID-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of China Lake (NAF), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at N.American Chemical Corp. Main Plant (TNAC1), 2.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in California

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Near Searles Valley

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