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Reno Tahoe International Airport, Nevada

Large airport in Washoe County, Nevada

Air quality

The air at Reno Tahoe International Airport

Index 39, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Reno-Sparks (NV), 1 mile off.

39Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)39Good3.1 mi
  • Ozone34Good4 ppb3.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good3.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Reno Tahoe International Airport

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Reno Tahoe International Airport, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Airfield

Code
RNO
ICAO
KRNO
IATA
RNO
Field elevation
4,415 ft
Serves
Reno
Kind
Large airport
Scheduled service
Yes
Its own instrument
RNO
Wind now
Calm, read 15 Oct, 20:55

Runways

RunwayLengthWidthSurfaceHeading, trueWind along it nowCrosswind now
08 / 266,102 ft150 ftConcrete90° / 270°CalmCalm
17L / 35R9,000 ft150 ftConcrete180° / 0°CalmCalm
17R / 35L11,001 ft150 ftConcrete180° / 0°CalmCalm
082617L35R17R35L5,000 ftN
Runways from their surveyed ends, north up, lengths and positions to scale.

Measured here

What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours

Every hour from Reno - Tahoe (RNO), Reno Tahoe International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.

Temperature

58 F at 8 PM; 72 F at its warmest, 3 PM, and 39 F at its coolest, 5 AM.

Now
58F
8 PM
Highest
72F
3 PM
Lowest
39F
5 AM
Temperature and Dew point at Reno - Tahoe, temperature from 39.0 to 72.0, the latest 58.0; dew point from 23.0 to 28.0, the latest 28.0, in degrees Fahrenheit.TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINTF20406080Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMFREEZINGTEMPERATUREDEW POINT

How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009

Humidity and dew point

A dew point of 28 F, the air 32% saturated; the humidity ran from 19% at 5 PM to 59% at 5 AM.

Dew point now
28F
8 PM
Humidity now
32%
Humidity, range
19 to 59%
Relative humidity at Reno - Tahoe, relative humidity from 19 to 59, the latest 32, in per cent.RELATIVE HUMIDITY%0204060Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002

Wind

2 mph from the south at 8 PM; at its strongest 12 mph, 4 PM, with a gust of 21 mph at 3 PM.

Now
2mph
from the south
Strongest
12mph
4 PM
Highest gust
21mph
3 PM
Wind and Gust at Reno - Tahoe, wind from 0 to 12, the latest 2; gust from 17 to 21, the latest 17, in miles an hour.WIND AND GUSTmph0102030Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMWINDGUST
Wind direction at Reno - Tahoe, wind direction from 10 to 290, the latest 190, in degrees.WIND DIRECTION°090180270360Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008

Pressure

30.43 inHg at 8 PM, steady over 3 hours; 0.08 inHg higher than a day before.

Now
30.43inHg
8 PM
3 hours
+0.02inHg
steady
24 hours
+0.08inHg
Pressure, altimeter at Reno - Tahoe, pressure, altimeter from 30.35 to 30.49, the latest 30.43, in inches of mercury.PRESSURE, ALTIMETERinHg30.3530.4030.4530.50Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003

Visibility

Down to 9 miles at 7 AM; 10 miles or more now.

Now
10+mi
Lowest
9mi
7 AM
Hours under a mile
0
Visibility at Reno - Tahoe, visibility from 9.0 to 10.0, the latest 10.0, in miles.VISIBILITYmi02.557.510Oct 153 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMLIFRIFRMVFRVFR

How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020

Precipitation

None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Wettest hour
-
Hours with some
0

How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002

Reno - Tahoe: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Reno Tahoe International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Reno - TahoeRNO

At an airfield/1.1 mi away/4,413 ft/2 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Hidden Valley 1NW - SparksSAFN2

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.6 mi away/4,390 ft/25 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Reno YardRRYNV

Beside a road/2.5 mi away/4,461 ft/46 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Reno 3.6 SSENV-WH-49

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/4,442 ft/27 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Reno WfoREV

At a cooperative observer's station/5.0 mi away/4,987 ft/572 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Reno Wfo (REV), 5.0 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

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