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Vandenberg AFB, California

Community in Santa Barbara County, California

Air quality

The air at Vandenberg AFB

Index 44, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Lompoc (CA), 9 miles off.

44Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good18.8 mi
  • Ozone44Good51 ppb6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)22Good8.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide7Good7.2 ppb19.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 45, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Vandenberg AFB

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Vandenberg AFB, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Vandenberg AFB, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

LompocLOMC1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/95 ft/392 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Lompoc 4.9 SCA-SB-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.7 mi away/468 ft/19 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Vandenberg AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.0 mi from Vandenberg AFB, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 7:55 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 Vandenberg AFB, 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 VBGFIG. A THE SKY OVER VANDENBERG AFBSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEVandenberg AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VBGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VBG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

64.4 F with a dew point of 50.7 F, 61 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Vandenberg AFB: temperature 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.7, 61 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VBGFIG. B THE AIR AT VANDENBERG AFBTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 3,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.6 FTEMPERATURE 64.4 FDEW POINT 50.7 FSPREAD 13.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 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 POINTTITLEVandenberg AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS VBGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VBG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Vandenberg AFB, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 8 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 VBGFIG. C THE WIND AT VANDENBERG AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEVandenberg AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VBGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VBG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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