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Tehachapi, California

City in Kern County, California

Air quality

The air at Tehachapi

Index 35, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Mojave (CA), 18 miles off.

35Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)8Good-
  • Ozone35Good37 ppb20.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 43 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 Tehachapi

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Tehachapi, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Tehachapi 4 SETHPC1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.4 mi away/4,209 ft/186 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Golden Hills 0.5 NNECA-KN-35

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/3,809 ft/214 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Tehachapi, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.2 mi from Tehachapi, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:55 PM 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 Tehachapi, 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 TSPFIG. A THE SKY OVER TEHACHAPISECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLETehachapi, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TSPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TSP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 24.8 F, 19 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Tehachapi: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.8, 19 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TSPFIG. B THE AIR AT TEHACHAPITHE 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 9,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 16.3 FTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 24.8 FSPREAD 43.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 19 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 POINTTITLETehachapi, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TSPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TSP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Tehachapi, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TSPFIG. C THE WIND AT TEHACHAPIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETehachapi, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TSPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TSP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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