Storm Station
Amargosa Valley, Nevada
90°
Mostly clear· Feels like 85°·Moderate breeze 15 mph SSE
Mostly cloudy. Low around 66, with temperatures rising to around 68 overnight. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
8%Humidity
21%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Amargosa Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Mercury/Desert RockDRA

At an airfield/26.0 mi away/3,310 ft/985 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Mercury 3 SSW53136

At a climate reference station/26.5 mi away/3,284 ft/959 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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CharkilnS2145

At a soil climate station/38.1 mi away/6,683 ft/4,358 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Mercury 3 SSWMRYN2

At a cooperative observer's station/26.4 mi away/3,304 ft/979 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Pahrump 3.1 WNWNV-NY-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/28.5 mi away/2,577 ft/252 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Mercury/Desert Rock, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.0 mi from Amargosa Valley. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 AM 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 Mercury/Desert Rock, 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 DRAFIG. A THE SKY OVER MERCURY/DESERT ROCKSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMercury/Desert Rock, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DRATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DRA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

71.0 F with a dew point of 31.0 F, 23 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 9,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mercury/Desert Rock: temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.0, 23 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 9,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DRAFIG. B THE AIR AT MERCURY/DESERT ROCKTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00010 F30 F50 F70 FSATURATES 9,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 22.9 FTEMPERATURE 71.0 FDEW POINT 31.0 FSPREAD 40.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 23 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 POINTTITLEMercury/Desert Rock, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DRATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DRA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mercury/Desert Rock, north up: 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 DRAFIG. C THE WIND AT MERCURY/DESERT ROCKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMercury/Desert Rock, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DRATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DRA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mercury/Desert Rock, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mercury 3 SSW (MRYN2), 26.4 miles from here, read 24 Sep, 09:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nevada

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

Near Amargosa Valley

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