Storm Station
Nelson, Nevada
86°
Mostly clear· Feels like 83°·Moderate breeze 15 mph S
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southwest wind around 7 mph.
-UV
40Air quality
22%Humidity
25%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Nelson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 15.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

US-95 MM 53BDCNV

Beside a road/15.0 mi away/1,719 ft/1,316 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank368of 411

Boulder CityBVU

At an airfield/16.7 mi away/2,201 ft/834 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank381of 411

Boulder City - Lake Mead CommsBCCN2

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.0 mi away/2,496 ft/539 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank146of 411

measured daily2 instruments

Hwy Dept YardSRCN2

At a cooperative observer's station/17.5 mi away/3,563 ft/528 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Boulder City 0.2 ENV-CK-98

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.9 mi away/2,380 ft/655 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Boulder City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.7 mi from Nelson. 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 Boulder 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 BVUFIG. A THE SKY OVER BOULDER 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 MORE0510TITLEBoulder City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BVUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BVU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

77.0 F with a dew point of 42.8 F, 30 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Boulder City: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.8, 30 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BVUFIG. B THE AIR AT BOULDER 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F40 F60 F80 FSATURATES 7,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.6 FTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 42.8 FSPREAD 34.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 30 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 POINTTITLEBoulder City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BVUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BVU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Boulder 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 BVUFIG. C THE WIND AT BOULDER 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 FORCE73TITLEBoulder City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BVUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BVU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Boulder City, in 6 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 Nelson

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