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California, Kentucky

City in Campbell County, Kentucky

Air quality

The air at California

Index 53, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, Cincinnati (OH), 19 miles off.

53Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate13.5 mi
  • Ozone24Good26 ppb12.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide5Good5 ppb21.6 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm21.6 mi

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at California

None in the last 24 hours; 0.17 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.17in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 8 miles Fri 8 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over California, KentuckyReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest California, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

FalmouthK62

At an airfield/16.4 mi away/892 ft/398 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank495of 692

KY-9 at mile 5.606_9_0056

Beside a road/18.7 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

California 5NWCAFK2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.1 mi away/595 ft/101 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Alexandria 1.3 NNWKY-CB-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.8 mi away/817 ft/323 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Falmouth, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.4 mi from California, Kentucky. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,100 ft, broken at 4,800 ft, overcast at 8,500 ft; the ceiling is 4,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Falmouth, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, the ceiling at 4,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K62FIG. A THE SKY OVER FALMOUTHSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,100 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFalmouth, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS K62TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-K62-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 60.8 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Falmouth: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.8, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K62FIG. B THE AIR AT FALMOUTHTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,100 FTTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 60.8 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLEFalmouth, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS K62TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-K62-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Falmouth, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K62FIG. C THE WIND AT FALMOUTHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFalmouth, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS K62TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-K62-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Kentucky

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near California

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near California

River and lake gauges