Storm Station
Nixon, Nevada
58°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 58°·Light air 3 mph NNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
42%Humidity
49%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Nixon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

I-80 and Derby DamDBYNV

Beside a road/16.7 mi away/4,229 ft/305 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Spanish Springs 2SSW - Lazy 5LFPN2

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.4 mi away/4,478 ft/554 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank364of 411

RenoRTS

At an airfield/29.3 mi away/5,049 ft/1,125 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank357of 411

measured daily2 instruments

Nixon 0.3 NWNV-WH-163

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/3,900 ft/24 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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SutcliffeQ63

At a cooperative observer's station/15.2 mi away/3,900 ft/24 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Reno, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.3 mi from Nixon. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:35 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 Reno, 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 RTSFIG. A THE SKY OVER RENOSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEReno, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RTSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RTS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 30.2 F, 41 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 Reno: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.2, 41 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 RTSFIG. B THE AIR AT RENOTHE 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 25.3 FTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 30.2 FSPREAD 23.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 41 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 POINTTITLEReno, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RTSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RTS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Reno, 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 RTSFIG. C THE WIND AT RENOPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEReno, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RTSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RTS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Reno, 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 Nixon

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