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Carlin, Nevada

City in Elko County, Nevada

Air quality

The air at Carlin

Index 8, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Elko (NV), 20 miles off.

8Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)8Good19.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 11, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Carlin

None in the last 24 hours; 0.10 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at Carlin, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Carlin, NevadaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Carlin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Elko 2.7 WNV-EL-41

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.9 mi away/5,273 ft/352 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Elko NWS 12zTLKN2

At a cooperative observer's station/18.6 mi away/5,061 ft/140 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station NV7SW, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 19.6 mi from Carlin, Nevada. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northeast (31 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 9 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station NV7SW, north up: blowing from 31 degrees, the north northeast, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 9; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NV7SWFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION NV7SWPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 31°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station NV7SW, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP NV7SWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NV7SW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 5,234 ft above sea level, 18 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.68 inHg and the temperature at 40.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.41 inHg means its barometer reads 25.08 inHg; it reports 55.0 F, 14.7 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station NV7SW stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,234 feet above sea level with 18 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.68 inches of mercury, and temperature, 40.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.41 and the station pressure it means, 25.08.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NV7SWFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION NV7SW 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION NV7SW18 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,234 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 HERE24.68 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE40.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.41 inHgITS BAROMETER READS25.08 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED55.0 FTITLECitizen station NV7SW, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP NV7SWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NV7SW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.85 N, and the day is 10 h 56 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station NV7SW, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 56 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NV7SWFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION NV7SWELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 16, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 56 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.85 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station NV7SW, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP NV7SWTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NV7SW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station NV7SW, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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