Storm Station
Gardnerville, Nevada
70°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 70°·Gentle breeze 12 mph SSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
24%Humidity
48%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Gardnerville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

GardnervilleGLVNV

Beside a road/1.7 mi away/4,796 ft/32 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Miden - TahoeMEV

At an airfield/3.9 mi away/4,729 ft/35 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

Minden - DCMCMDNN2

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.8 mi away/4,686 ft/78 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank357of 411

measured daily2 instruments

Gardnerville 0.7 WNV-DG-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/4,757 ft/7 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

MindenMINN2

At a cooperative observer's station/2.1 mi away/4,732 ft/32 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Minden - DCMC, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 4.8 mi from Gardnerville. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:41 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 31.2 F, 34 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Minden - DCMC: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.2, 34 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDNN2FIG. B THE AIR AT MINDEN - DCMCTHE 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 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 6,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.3 FTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 31.2 FSPREAD 28.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 34 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 POINTTITLEMinden - DCMC, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP MDNN2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDNN2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 4,686 ft above sea level, 16 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.19 inHg and the temperature at 42.3 F; it reports 60.0 F, 17.7 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Minden - DCMC stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,686 feet above sea level with 16 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.19 inches of mercury, and temperature, 42.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDNN2FIG. D WHERE MINDEN - DCMC 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 ATMOSPHEREMINDEN - DCMC16 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,686 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 HERE25.19 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE42.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED60.0 FTITLEMinden - DCMC, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP MDNN2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDNN2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 38.97 N, and the day is 11 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Minden - DCMC, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDNN2FIG. E THE SUN AT MINDEN - DCMCELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°SEP 27, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.97 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEMinden - DCMC, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP MDNN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDNN2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Minden - DCMC, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Nevada

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

Near Gardnerville

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