Storm Station
Kingston, Nevada
65°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 65°·Gentle breeze 9 mph SW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
18%Humidity
72%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kingston, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Big Creek Sum SnotelBCSN2

A snow pillow on a mountain/6.1 mi away/8,695 ft/2,649 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank361of 411

AustinTMT

At an airfield/18.8 mi away/5,739 ft/307 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Austin #2ASTN2

At a cooperative observer's station/19.7 mi away/6,736 ft/690 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Round Mountain 6.2 NWNV-NY-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/31.1 mi away/5,634 ft/412 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Big Creek Sum Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 6.1 mi from Kingston. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 8,695 ft above sea level, 28 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 21.64 inHg and the temperature at 28.0 F; it reports 53.6 F, 25.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Big Creek Sum Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 8,695 feet above sea level with 28 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 21.64 inches of mercury, and temperature, 28.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BCSN2FIG. D WHERE BIG CREEK SUM SNOTEL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,00020,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREBIG CREEK SUM SNOTEL28 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT8,695 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 FT50 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 17,970 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE21.64 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE28.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED53.6 FTITLEBig Creek Sum Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP BCSN2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BCSN2-1DRAWN 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 39.29 N, and the day is 11 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Big Creek Sum Snotel, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BCSN2FIG. E THE SUN AT BIG CREEK SUM SNOTELELEVATION 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 27°SEP 27, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.29 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEBig Creek Sum Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP BCSN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BCSN2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 8,695 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 1:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Big Creek Sum Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 1:00 am local time; air temperature, 53.6 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BCSN2FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 1:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 1:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE53.6 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEBig Creek Sum Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP BCSN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BCSN2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Big Creek Sum Snotel, in 3 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 Kingston

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