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Cold Springs, Nevada

Community in Washoe County, Nevada

Air quality

The air at Cold Springs

Index 51, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Reno-Sparks (NV), 16 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 Cold Springs

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Cold Springs, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Cold Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US-395 Cold SpringsCLDNV

Beside a road/2.6 mi away/5,049 ft/36 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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RenoRTS

At an airfield/4.9 mi away/5,049 ft/36 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank40of 698

measured daily2 instruments

Reno 12.4 NWNV-WH-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/5,100 ft/15 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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SteadSTDN2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.2 mi away/5,121 ft/36 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Reno, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.9 mi from Cold Springs, Nevada. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Reno, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RTSFIG. A THE SKY OVER RENOSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEReno, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RTSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RTS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 21.2 F, 36 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Reno: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 21.2, 36 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RTSFIG. B THE AIR AT RENOTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 5,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 16.1 FTEMPERATURE 46.4 FDEW POINT 21.2 FSPREAD 25.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 36 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEReno, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RTSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RTS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Reno, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RTSFIG. C THE WIND AT RENOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEReno, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RTSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RTS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Reno, in 6 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 Cold Springs

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

Near Cold Springs

River and lake gauges