Storm Station
Sierra Brooks, California
57°
Overcast· Feels like 57°·Light breeze 7 mph SSE
Cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
51%Humidity
92%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sierra Brooks, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Sierraville - Rice CanyonRNYC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.0 mi away/6,894 ft/1,686 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank250of 3,128

Hwy 80 at FloristonCD034

Beside a road/19.7 mi away/5,302 ft/94 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank2,673of 3,128

Truckee-TahoeTRK

At an airfield/22.5 mi away/5,899 ft/691 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3,024of 3,128

measured daily2 instruments

Loyalton 5.9 NCA-PM-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.5 mi away/4,900 ft/308 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Sierraville Ranger STNSERC1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/4,980 ft/228 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Truckee-Tahoe, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.5 mi from Sierra Brooks. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:49 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 22,000 ft; the ceiling is 22,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Truckee-Tahoe, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 22,000 feet, the ceiling at 22,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TRKFIG. A THE SKY OVER TRUCKEE-TAHOESECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONBKN 22,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 22,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLETruckee-Tahoe, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TRKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TRK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 30.2 F, 43 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 22,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Truckee-Tahoe: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.2, 43 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 22,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TRKFIG. B THE AIR AT TRUCKEE-TAHOETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.7 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 22,000 FTTEMPERATURE 51.8 FDEW POINT 30.2 FSPREAD 21.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 43 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 POINTTITLETruckee-Tahoe, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TRKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TRK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 10 mph.

Plan of the wind at Truckee-Tahoe, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 5 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 TRKFIG. C THE WIND AT TRUCKEE-TAHOEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETruckee-Tahoe, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TRKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TRK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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