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Smith River, California

Community in Del Norte County, California

Air quality

The air at Smith River

Index 40, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Crescent City (CA), 12 miles off.

40Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)40Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 53, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 5 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Smith River

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. 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 Smith River, the next 43 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 12 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Smith River, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Gasquet RsGASC1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.0 mi away/433 ft/380 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Crescent City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.9 mi from Smith River, California. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:09 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Sky obscured at 200 ft; the ceiling is 200 ft; visibility 3/4 mi.

Section of the sky over Crescent City, height above the station to scale: sky obscured cloud with its base at 200 feet, the ceiling at 200 feet, and visibility of 3/4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CECFIG. A THE SKY OVER CRESCENT CITYSECTION, 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 SHEETVV 200 FTSKY OBSCURED, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 3/4 MI0510TITLECrescent City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CECTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CEC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 200 ft.

Chart of the air at Crescent City: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CECFIG. B THE AIR AT CRESCENT CITYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, VV 200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 54.0 F, 52.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLECrescent City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CECTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CEC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Crescent City, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, 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 CECFIG. C THE WIND AT CRESCENT CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECrescent City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CECTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CEC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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