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Soledad, California

City in Monterey County, California

Air quality

The air at Soledad

Index 30, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Pinnacles National Monument (CA), 10 miles off.

30Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-19 mi
  • Ozone30Good39 ppb19 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-19 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide8Good9 ppb24.5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0 ppm24.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 45, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 5 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Soledad

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
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Visibility

How far you can see at Soledad, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Soledad, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.9 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

SalinasSNS

At an airfield/22.3 mi away/53 ft/147 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank522of 4,465

VallecitosS2234

At a soil climate station/34.5 mi away/1,620 ft/1,420 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank2,685of 4,465

measured daily2 instruments

Gonzales 0.5 ENECA-MT-34

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.9 mi away/165 ft/35 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Pinnacles Nat MonumentPNMC1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.7 mi away/1,283 ft/1,083 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Salinas, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.3 mi from Soledad, California. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Salinas, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SNSFIG. A THE SKY OVER SALINASSECTION, 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: 9 MI0510TITLESalinas, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SNSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SNS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

74.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 28 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Salinas: temperature 74.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 28 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SNSFIG. B THE AIR AT SALINASTHE 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 7,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.6 FTEMPERATURE 74.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 35.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 28 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 POINTTITLESalinas, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SNSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SNS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Salinas, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, at 17 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SNSFIG. C THE WIND AT SALINASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESalinas, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SNSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SNS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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