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McDermitt, Nevada

Community in Humboldt County, Nevada

Precipitation

What has fallen at McDermitt

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

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Visibility

How far you can see at McDermitt, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 11 PM.

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What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest McDermitt, 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

McdermittMCDN2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/4,442 ft/level with here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Buckskin Lower Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 19.1 mi from McDermitt, Nevada. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 2:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 6,915 ft above sea level, 23 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.16 inHg and the temperature at 34.3 F; it reports 47.1 F, 12.8 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Buckskin Lower Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 6,915 feet above sea level with 23 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.16 inches of mercury, and temperature, 34.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKLN2FIG. D WHERE BUCKSKIN LOWER SNOTEL 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 ATMOSPHEREBUCKSKIN LOWER SNOTEL23 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT6,915 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 HERE23.16 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE34.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED47.1 FTITLEBuckskin Lower Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP BKLN2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BKLN2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.75 N, and the day is 10 h 51 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 Buckskin Lower Snotel, angles true: on Oct 17 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 51 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKLN2FIG. E THE SUN AT BUCKSKIN LOWER SNOTELELEVATION 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 17, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 51 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.75 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLEBuckskin Lower Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP BKLN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BKLN2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 6,915 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 17, 2026, 2:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Buckskin Lower Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 17, 2026, 2:00 am local time; air temperature, 47.1 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKLN2FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 17, 2026, 2:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 17, 2026, 2:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE47.1 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEBuckskin Lower Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP BKLN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BKLN2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Buckskin Lower Snotel, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mcdermitt (MCDN2), 0.5 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 21:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nevada

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