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Winterhaven, California

Community in Imperial County, California

Air quality

The air at Winterhaven

Index 38, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Yuma (AZ), 8 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-
  • Ozone38Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)16Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 37, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Winterhaven

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 Winterhaven, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 1 instruments nearest Winterhaven, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 14.4 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Station report

The weather at Buttercup RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 14.4 mi from Winterhaven, California. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:09 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

76.0 F with a dew point of 42.3 F, 30 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Buttercup RAWS: temperature 76.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.3, 30 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BTTC1FIG. B THE AIR AT BUTTERCUP RAWSTHE 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 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 7,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.2 FTEMPERATURE 76.0 FDEW POINT 42.3 FSPREAD 33.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 30 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 POINTTITLEButtercup RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP BTTC1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BTTC1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 4 mph, gusting 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 27 mph.

Plan of the wind at Buttercup RAWS, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 4 miles an hour, gusting 5; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BTTC1FIG. C THE WIND AT BUTTERCUP RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEButtercup RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP BTTC1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BTTC1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 167 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.74 inHg and the temperature at 58.4 F; it reports 76.0 F, 17.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Buttercup RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 167 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.74 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BTTC1FIG. D WHERE BUTTERCUP RAWS 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 ATMOSPHEREBUTTERCUP RAWS1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT167 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 HERE29.74 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.4 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED76.0 FTITLEButtercup RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP BTTC1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BTTC1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Buttercup RAWS, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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