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Bakersfield, Vermont

Community in Franklin County, Vermont

Air quality

The air at Bakersfield

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Burlington (VT), 29 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good17.7 mi
  • Ozone19Good23 ppb17.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good17.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb17.7 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm17.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 16, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bakersfield

None in the last 24 hours; 1.85 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
1.85in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bakersfield, the next 45 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 7 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Bakersfield, VermontReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Bakersfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Mount MansfieldS2041

At a soil climate station/17.3 mi away/2,236 ft/1,489 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank282of 354

HighgateFSO

At an airfield/17.9 mi away/228 ft/519 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank286of 354

measured daily2 instruments

Bakersfield 0.4 WVT-FR-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/633 ft/114 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Enosburg Falls 2ENFV1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.7 mi away/404 ft/343 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank160of 354

Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW2996, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.5 mi from Bakersfield, Vermont. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the east (95 degrees) at 2 mph, gusting 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW2996, north up: blowing from 95 degrees, the east, at 2 miles an hour, gusting 3; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW2996FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW2996PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 95°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW2996, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW2996TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW2996-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 427 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.46 inHg and the temperature at 57.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.12 inHg means its barometer reads 29.66 inHg; it reports 37.0 F, 20.5 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW2996 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 427 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.46 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.12 and the station pressure it means, 29.66.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW2996FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW2996 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 GW29962 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT427 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 HERE29.46 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.12 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.66 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED37.0 FTITLECitizen station GW2996, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW2996TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW2996-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 36 degrees above the horizon at 44.92 N, and the day is 10 h 47 min long. Level ground there takes 59 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW2996, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 36 degrees above the horizon, against 69 at the June solstice, 45 at the equinoxes and 22 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 47 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW2996FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW2996ELEVATION 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 69°EQUINOXES 45°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 22°OCT 16, 36°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 47 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 59 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 44.92 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW2996, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW2996TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW2996-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW2996, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Enosburg Falls 2 (ENFV1), 8.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 04:35. measured daily

Elsewhere in Vermont

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

Near Bakersfield

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

Near Bakersfield

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