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Jackpot, Nevada

Community in Elko County, Nevada

Air quality

The air at Jackpot

Index 44, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Twin Falls (ID), 41 miles off.

44Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)44Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Jackpot

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Jackpot, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

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What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest Jackpot, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

measured daily1 instrument

JackpotJPTN2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/5,220 ft/8 ft below here

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Station report

The weather at Wells 56N - ONeil Creek, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 22.1 mi from Jackpot, Nevada. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 6,398 ft above sea level, 21 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.62 inHg and the temperature at 36.2 F; it reports 27.9 F, 8.3 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Wells 56N - ONeil Creek stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,398 feet above sea level with 21 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.62 inches of mercury, and temperature, 36.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ONLN2FIG. D WHERE WELLS 56N - ONEIL CREEK 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 ATMOSPHEREWELLS 56N - ONEIL CREEK21 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,398 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 HERE23.62 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE36.2 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED27.9 FTITLEWells 56N - ONeil Creek, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP ONLN2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ONLN2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.87 N, and the day is 10 h 54 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Wells 56N - ONeil Creek, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ONLN2FIG. E THE SUN AT WELLS 56N - ONEIL CREEKELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.87 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEWells 56N - ONeil Creek, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP ONLN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ONLN2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 6,398 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Wells 56N - ONeil Creek, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 4:00 am local time; air temperature, 27.9 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ONLN2FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 4:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 4:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE27.9 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEWells 56N - ONeil Creek, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP ONLN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ONLN2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Wells 56N - ONeil Creek, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Jackpot (JPTN2), 0.5 miles from here, read 7 Oct, 09:00. measured daily

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