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Fernley, Nevada

City in Lyon County, Nevada

Air quality

The air at Fernley

Index 14, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Fernley (NV), 1 mile off.

14Good
  • Ozone14Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Fernley

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Fernley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I-80 and Derby DamDBYNV

Beside a road/10.8 mi away/4,229 ft/96 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Hazen - BangoBGON2

At a river or reservoir gauge/12.3 mi away/4,121 ft/12 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank436of 698

Reno - TahoeRNO

At an airfield/30.1 mi away/4,413 ft/280 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 698

measured daily2 instruments

Fernley 2.8 WNWNV-LY-27

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/4,176 ft/43 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Fallon - Lahontan DamLANN2

At a dam/12.3 mi away/4,165 ft/32 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Reno - Tahoe, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 30.1 mi from Fernley, Nevada. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 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 Reno - Tahoe, 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 RNOFIG. A THE SKY OVER RENO - TAHOESECTION, 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 - Tahoe, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RNOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RNO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 30.0 F, 48 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Reno - Tahoe: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.0, 48 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RNOFIG. B THE AIR AT RENO - TAHOETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.0 FTEMPERATURE 49.0 FDEW POINT 30.0 FSPREAD 19.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 48 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 - Tahoe, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RNOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RNO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Reno - Tahoe, 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 RNOFIG. C THE WIND AT RENO - TAHOEPLAN, 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 - Tahoe, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RNOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RNO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Reno - Tahoe, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Fallon - Lahontan Dam (LANN2), 12.3 miles from here, read 6 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nevada

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

Near Fernley

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

Near Fernley

River and lake gauges