Storm Station
McDermitt, Nevada
57°
Overcast· Feels like 57°·Light breeze 5 mph ESE
Cloudy, with a low around 44. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
35%Humidity
87%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest McDermitt, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Buckskin Lower SnotelBKLN2

A snow pillow on a mountain/19.1 mi away/6,915 ft/2,473 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank308of 411

measured daily1 instrument

McdermittMCDN2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/4,442 ft/level with here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Buckskin Lower Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 19.1 mi from McDermitt. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 6,915 ft above sea level, 23 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.16 inHg and the temperature at 34.3 F; it reports 44.2 F, 9.9 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Buckskin Lower Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,915 feet above sea level with 23 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.16 inches of mercury, and temperature, 34.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKLN2FIG. D WHERE BUCKSKIN LOWER SNOTEL 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 ATMOSPHEREBUCKSKIN LOWER SNOTEL23 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,915 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 HERE23.16 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE34.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED44.2 FTITLEBuckskin Lower Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP BKLN2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BKLN2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 41.75 N, and the day is 11 h 47 min long. Level ground there takes 72 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Buckskin Lower Snotel, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 47 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKLN2FIG. E THE SUN AT BUCKSKIN LOWER 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 72°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°SEP 27, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 47 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 72 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.75 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEBuckskin Lower Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP BKLN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BKLN2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 6,915 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Buckskin Lower Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 2:00 am local time; air temperature, 44.2 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKLN2FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 2:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 2:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE44.2 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEBuckskin Lower Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP BKLN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BKLN2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Buckskin Lower Snotel, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Mcdermitt (MCDN2), 0.5 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 21:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nevada

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

Near McDermitt

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