Storm Station
Eureka, Nevada
55°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 55°·Light breeze 6 mph SSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 20 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
27%Humidity
62%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Eureka, 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 now2 instruments

Vacarro Spring SnotelVCSN2

A snow pillow on a mountain/4.5 mi away/7,836 ft/1,294 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank309of 411

Eureka05U

At an airfield/6.7 mi away/5,942 ft/600 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank246of 411

measured daily2 instruments

EurekaEKAN2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/6,440 ft/102 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Eureka 13.5 NNV-EK-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.6 mi away/5,893 ft/649 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Eureka, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.7 mi from Eureka. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

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

Section of the sky over Eureka, 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 05UFIG. A THE SKY OVER EUREKASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEEureka, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 05UTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-05U-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.6 F with a dew point of 21.2 F, 39 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Eureka: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 21.2, 39 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05UFIG. B THE AIR AT EUREKATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 5,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 16.5 FTEMPERATURE 44.6 FDEW POINT 21.2 FSPREAD 23.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 39 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 POINTTITLEEureka, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 05UTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-05U-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 5,942 ft above sea level, 20 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.03 inHg and the temperature at 37.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.09 inHg means its barometer reads 24.17 inHg; it reports 44.6 F, 6.8 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Eureka stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,942 feet above sea level with 20 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.03 inches of mercury, and temperature, 37.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.09 and the station pressure it means, 24.17.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 05UFIG. D WHERE EUREKA 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 ATMOSPHEREEUREKA20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,942 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 HERE24.03 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE37.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.09 inHgITS BAROMETER READS24.17 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED44.6 FTITLEEureka, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS 05UTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-05U-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Eureka, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Eureka (EKAN2), 0.3 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nevada

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

Near Eureka

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