Storm Station
Preston, Nevada
60°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 5 mph SW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East northeast wind around 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
28%Humidity
49%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Preston, 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 now2 instruments

Defiance Mines SnotelDEFN2

A snow pillow on a mountain/14.8 mi away/9,200 ft/3,575 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank309of 411

Ely/Yelland FldELY

At an airfield/29.0 mi away/6,263 ft/638 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 411

measured daily2 instruments

Ely 25.0 SSWNV-WP-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/5,657 ft/32 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Ely Snow 12zTELN2

At a cooperative observer's station/24.4 mi away/6,527 ft/902 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Ely/Yelland Fld, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.0 mi from Preston. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:53 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 Ely/Yelland Fld, 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 ELYFIG. A THE SKY OVER ELY/YELLAND FLDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEEly/Yelland Fld, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ELYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ELY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 27.0 F, 35 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Ely/Yelland Fld: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 27.0, 35 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ELYFIG. B THE AIR AT ELY/YELLAND FLDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 6,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 21.5 FTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 27.0 FSPREAD 27.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 35 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 POINTTITLEEly/Yelland Fld, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ELYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ELY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Ely/Yelland Fld, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ELYFIG. C THE WIND AT ELY/YELLAND FLDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEly/Yelland Fld, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ELYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ELY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Ely/Yelland Fld, 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 Preston

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