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Valley Wells, California

Community in Inyo County, California

Air quality

The air at Valley Wells

Index 34, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Trona (CA), 8 miles off.

34Good
  • Ozone34Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 33, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Valley Wells

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Valley Wells, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Valley Wells, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Citizen station EW8927, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 25.6 mi from Valley Wells, California. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station EW8927, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW8927FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW8927PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW8927, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW8927TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW8927-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,271 ft above sea level, 8 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.55 inHg and the temperature at 50.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.07 inHg means its barometer reads 27.68 inHg; it reports 58.0 F, 7.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW8927 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,271 feet above sea level with 8 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.55 inches of mercury, and temperature, 50.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.07 and the station pressure it means, 27.68.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW8927FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW8927 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION EW89278 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,271 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 HERE27.55 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE50.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.07 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.68 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED58.0 FTITLECitizen station EW8927, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW8927TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW8927-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 35.62 N, and the day is 11 h 07 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station EW8927, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 07 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW8927FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW8927ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 78°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°OCT 16, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 07 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.62 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station EW8927, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW8927TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW8927-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station EW8927, in 4 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), 8.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

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