Storm Station
Topaz Lake, Nevada
62°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 62°·Gentle breeze 12 mph SW
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
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33%Humidity
73%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Topaz Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Holbrook JctHBKNV

Beside a road/2.3 mi away/5,357 ft/269 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Wellington - Smith ValleySMVN2

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.9 mi away/4,892 ft/196 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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Miden - TahoeMEV

At an airfield/23.5 mi away/4,729 ft/359 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Gardnerville 17.3 SSENV-DG-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/5,524 ft/436 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Topaz Lake 3NTPZN2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.1 mi away/5,154 ft/66 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Wellington - Smith Valley, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 11.9 mi from Topaz Lake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:10 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 4,892 ft above sea level, 16 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.00 inHg and the temperature at 41.6 F; it reports 47.2 F, 5.7 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Wellington - Smith Valley stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,892 feet above sea level with 16 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.00 inches of mercury, and temperature, 41.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMVN2FIG. D WHERE WELLINGTON - SMITH 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 ATMOSPHEREWELLINGTON - SMITH VALLEY16 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,892 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 HERE25.00 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE41.6 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED47.2 FTITLEWellington - Smith Valley, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SMVN2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SMVN2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 38.75 N, and the day is 11 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Wellington - Smith Valley, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMVN2FIG. E THE SUN AT WELLINGTON - SMITH 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 75°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°SEP 27, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.75 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEWellington - Smith Valley, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SMVN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SMVN2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 4,892 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:10 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Wellington - Smith Valley, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 6:10 am local time; air temperature, 47.2 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMVN2FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 6:10 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 6:10 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE47.2 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEWellington - Smith Valley, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP SMVN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SMVN2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Wellington - Smith Valley, in 3 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 Topaz Lake

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