Storm Station
Rachel, Nevada
64°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 64°·Moderate breeze 15 mph SSW
Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
15%Humidity
47%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest Rachel, 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 now1 instrument

Rachel - Sand Spring ValleySSVN2

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.2 mi away/4,825 ft/14 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank395of 411

measured daily1 instrument

RachelALEN2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.7 mi away/4,823 ft/12 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Rachel - Sand Spring Valley, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 2.2 mi from Rachel. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:50 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 4,825 ft above sea level, 16 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.06 inHg and the temperature at 41.8 F; it reports 50.1 F, 8.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Rachel - Sand Spring Valley stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,825 feet above sea level with 16 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.06 inches of mercury, and temperature, 41.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SSVN2FIG. D WHERE RACHEL - SAND SPRING VALLEY 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 ATMOSPHERERACHEL - SAND SPRING VALLEY16 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,825 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 HERE25.06 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE41.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED50.1 FTITLERachel - Sand Spring Valley, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SSVN2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SSVN2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 37.65 N, and the day is 11 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 77 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rachel - Sand Spring Valley, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SSVN2FIG. E THE SUN AT RACHEL - SAND SPRING VALLEYELEVATION 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 76°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°SEP 27, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.65 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLERachel - Sand Spring Valley, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SSVN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SSVN2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 4,825 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 12:50 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Rachel - Sand Spring Valley, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 12:50 am local time; air temperature, 50.1 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SSVN2FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 12:50 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 12:50 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE50.1 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLERachel - Sand Spring Valley, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP SSVN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SSVN2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Rachel - Sand Spring Valley, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Rachel (ALEN2), 0.7 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

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