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Eglin AFB, Florida

Community in Okaloosa County, Florida

Air quality

The air at Eglin AFB

Index 36, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 PM from its reporting area, Okaloosa County (FL), 17 miles off.

36Good
  • Ozone36Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)13Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Eglin AFB

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Eglin AFB, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 1 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 10 PM.

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On the radar over Eglin AFB, FloridaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Eglin AFB, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Shalimar 0.8 SEFL-OK-55

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/13 ft/46 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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NicevilleNCVF1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.6 mi away/102 ft/43 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Eglin AFB/Valparais, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.7 mi from Eglin AFB, Florida. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Eglin AFB/Valparais, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VPSFIG. A THE SKY OVER EGLIN AFB/VALPARAISSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEEglin AFB/Valparais, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VPSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VPS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

81.7 F with a dew point of 71.2 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Eglin AFB/Valparais: temperature 81.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 71.2, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VPSFIG. B THE AIR AT EGLIN AFB/VALPARAISTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 68.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 81.7 FDEW POINT 71.2 FSPREAD 10.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLEEglin AFB/Valparais, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS VPSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VPS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Eglin AFB/Valparais, north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, 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 VPSFIG. C THE WIND AT EGLIN AFB/VALPARAISPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEglin AFB/Valparais, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VPSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VPS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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