Storm Station
Soda Springs, California
49° 59°/40°
Overcast· Feels like 45°·Gentle breeze 9 mph SSW
Mostly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. South wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
0UV Low
43Air quality
46%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
12:15 AM
49feels45
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
5940
18mph
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6236
UV 6
clear day
Tue
Sep 29
7539
UV 6
clear day
Wed
Sep 30
8145
UV 6
clear day
Thu
Oct 1
7848
UV 6
clear day
Fri
Oct 2
7750
UV 6
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
7950
UV 6
mostly clear day
49°
59°40°
62°36°
75°39°
81°45°
78°48°
77°50°
79°50°

As of 12:15 AM in Soda Springs, California.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Soda Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Hwy 80 at Donner SummitCD027

Beside a road/2.1 mi away/7,198 ft/471 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank2,571of 3,115

Onion CreekONCC1

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.8 mi away/6,234 ft/493 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,251of 3,115

Truckee-TahoeTRK

At an airfield/13.0 mi away/5,899 ft/828 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3,070of 3,115

measured daily2 instruments

Truckee 1.4 WCA-PC-30

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.3 mi away/5,944 ft/783 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BocaBOCC1

At a cooperative observer's station/16.1 mi away/5,600 ft/1,127 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Truckee-Tahoe, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.0 mi from Soda Springs. From its report of Sep 26, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Truckee-Tahoe, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 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

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 35 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Truckee-Tahoe: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 35 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,100 feet above the station; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 6,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 22.9 FTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 28.4 FSPREAD 27.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 35 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 (180 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Truckee-Tahoe, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, 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 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE 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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Boca (BOCC1), 16.1 miles from here, read 23 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in California

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

Near Soda Springs

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