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Nellis AFB, Nevada

Community in Clark County, Nevada

Air quality

The air at Nellis AFB

Index 35, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Las Vegas (NV), 10 miles off.

35Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good3 mi
  • Ozone35Good33 ppb3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)20Good3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide5Good5.5 ppb3 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb7.5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0 ppm6.7 mi

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 40, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Nellis AFB

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Nellis AFB, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Nellis AFB, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Nellis AFBLSV

At an airfield/1.7 mi away/1,870 ft/17 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 698

Pine NutS2144

At a soil climate station/23.9 mi away/6,780 ft/4,893 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank473of 698

measured daily2 instruments

North Las Vegas 3.4 ENV-CK-120

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/1,972 ft/85 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Las Vegas NvVEF

At a cooperative observer's station/15.4 mi away/2,287 ft/400 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank14of 698

Station report

The weather at Nellis AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.7 mi from Nellis AFB, Nevada. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Clear; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Nellis AFB, height above the station to scale: a clear sky, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LSVFIG. A THE SKY OVER NELLIS AFBSECTION, 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 STATIONCLEARVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENellis AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LSVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LSV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

73.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 27 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Nellis AFB: temperature 73.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 27 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LSVFIG. B THE AIR AT NELLIS AFBTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 8,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.5 FTEMPERATURE 73.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 36.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 27 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 POINTTITLENellis AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LSVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LSV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 16 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Nellis AFB, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 16 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LSVFIG. C THE WIND AT NELLIS AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENellis AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LSVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LSV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Las Vegas Nv (VEF), 15.4 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

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