Storm Station
Dayton, Nevada
75°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 75°·Gentle breeze 11 mph WSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
20%Humidity
45%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Dayton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SR-341/US-50NEMNV

Beside a road/5.8 mi away/4,764 ft/460 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Reno WashoeBLCN2

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.9 mi away/5,570 ft/1,266 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank284of 411

Carson CityCXP

At an airfield/10.9 mi away/4,695 ft/391 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank258of 411

measured daily2 instruments

Dayton 1.4 NWNV-LY-45

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/4,385 ft/81 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Virginia CityVRCN2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.7 mi away/6,125 ft/1,821 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Carson City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.9 mi from Dayton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:15 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 Carson City, 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 CXPFIG. A THE SKY OVER CARSON CITYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECarson City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CXPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CXP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 30.2 F, 38 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Carson City: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.2, 38 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CXPFIG. B THE AIR AT CARSON CITYTHE 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 5,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 24.9 FTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 30.2 FSPREAD 25.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 38 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 POINTTITLECarson City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CXPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CXP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Carson City, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CXPFIG. C THE WIND AT CARSON CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECarson City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CXPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CXP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Virginia City (VRCN2), 5.7 miles from here, read 23 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nevada

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

Near Dayton

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