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Crystal Bay, Nevada

Community in Washoe County, Nevada

Air quality

The air at Crystal Bay

Index 35, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Tahoe City area (CA), 9 miles off.

35Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good9.1 mi
  • Ozone35Good41 ppb2.7 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Crystal Bay

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. 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 Crystal Bay, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Crystal Bay, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Crystal BayCRLNV

Beside a road/0.1 mi away/6,435 ft/41 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Carson CityCXP

At an airfield/14.7 mi away/4,695 ft/1,699 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank8of 698

measured daily2 instruments

Incline VillageINVN2

At a cooperative observer's station/2.5 mi away/6,227 ft/167 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank580of 698

Station report

The weather at Carson City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.7 mi from Crystal Bay, Nevada. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:55 PM 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 Carson City, 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 CXPFIG. A THE SKY OVER CARSON CITYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECarson City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CXPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CXP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 24.8 F, 32 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Carson City: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.8, 32 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CXPFIG. B THE AIR AT CARSON CITYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 6,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 18.9 FTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 24.8 FSPREAD 28.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 32 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 POINTTITLECarson City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CXPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CXP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Carson City, 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 CXPFIG. C THE WIND AT CARSON CITYPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLECarson City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CXPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CXP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Carson City, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Incline Village (INVN2), 2.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 09:20. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nevada

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Crystal Bay

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

Near Crystal Bay

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