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Verdi, California

Community in Sierra County, California

Air quality

The air at Verdi

Index 51, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Reno-Sparks (NV), 12 miles off.

51Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)51Moderate-
  • Ozone39Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)37Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Verdi

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 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 Verdi, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Verdi, CaliforniaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Verdi, 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 now4 instruments

Citizen station FW9354FW9354

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/4,907 ft/174 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Verdi 2WVERC1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.9 mi away/5,416 ft/335 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,278of 4,465

Truckee 8.7 NNECA-NV-70

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.6 mi away/5,745 ft/664 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Verdi 9N - Beacon Peak, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 1.6 mi from Verdi, California. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:15 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 6,452 ft above sea level, 21 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.57 inHg and the temperature at 36.0 F; it reports 44.4 F, 8.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Verdi 9N - Beacon Peak stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,452 feet above sea level with 21 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.57 inches of mercury, and temperature, 36.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VBPC1FIG. D WHERE VERDI 9N - BEACON PEAK 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 ATMOSPHEREVERDI 9N - BEACON PEAK21 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,452 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 HERE23.57 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE36.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED44.4 FTITLEVerdi 9N - Beacon Peak, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP VBPC1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VBPC1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.52 N, and the day is 10 h 59 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Verdi 9N - Beacon Peak, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 59 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VBPC1FIG. E THE SUN AT VERDI 9N - BEACON PEAKELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 59 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.52 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEVerdi 9N - Beacon Peak, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP VBPC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VBPC1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 6,452 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:15 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Verdi 9N - Beacon Peak, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 12:15 am local time; air temperature, 44.4 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VBPC1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 12:15 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 12:15 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE44.4 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEVerdi 9N - Beacon Peak, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP VBPC1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VBPC1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Verdi 9N - Beacon Peak, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Verdi 2W (VERC1), 0.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:25. measured daily

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