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Shoshone, California

Community in Inyo County, California

Air quality

The air at Shoshone

Index 14, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Pahrump (NV), 22 miles off.

14Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good19.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by coarse particles. Yesterday measured 10, good.

Smoke, the next 45 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 Shoshone

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Shoshone, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest Shoshone, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

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Station report

The weather at Shoshone Wrc, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 1.3 mi from Shoshone, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:50 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

72.3 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 31 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Shoshone Wrc: temperature 72.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 31 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SHHC1FIG. B THE AIR AT SHOSHONE WRCTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 7,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.2 FTEMPERATURE 72.3 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 32.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 31 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 POINTTITLEShoshone Wrc, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP SHHC1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHHC1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 1 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Shoshone Wrc, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, at 1 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SHHC1FIG. C THE WIND AT SHOSHONE WRCPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEShoshone Wrc, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP SHHC1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHHC1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,516 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.32 inHg and the temperature at 53.6 F; it reports 72.3 F, 18.7 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Shoshone Wrc stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,516 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.32 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SHHC1FIG. D WHERE SHOSHONE WRC 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 ATMOSPHERESHOSHONE WRC5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,516 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 HERE28.32 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.6 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED72.3 FTITLEShoshone Wrc, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SHHC1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHHC1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Shoshone Wrc, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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