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Osino, Nevada

Community in Elko County, Nevada

Air quality

The air at Osino

Index 8, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Elko (NV), 9 miles off.

8Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)8Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 11, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Osino

None in the last 24 hours; 0.69 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.69in

Visibility

How far you can see at Osino, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Osino, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

RubyS2229

At a soil climate station/31.0 mi away/6,000 ft/772 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank471of 698

measured daily2 instruments

Elko 1.8 NNENV-EL-38

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.7 mi away/5,232 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Elko NWS OfficeLKN

At a cooperative observer's station/6.7 mi away/5,235 ft/7 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank24of 698

Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW5178, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 2.9 mi from Osino, Nevada. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the east northeast (63 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 11 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW5178, north up: blowing from 63 degrees, the east northeast, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 11; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5178FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW5178PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 63°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW5178, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5178TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW5178-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 5,201 ft above sea level, 17 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.71 inHg and the temperature at 40.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.54 inHg means its barometer reads 25.22 inHg; it reports 52.0 F, 11.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW5178 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 5,201 feet above sea level with 17 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.71 inches of mercury, and temperature, 40.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.54 and the station pressure it means, 25.22.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5178FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW5178 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION GW517817 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT5,201 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 HERE24.71 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE40.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.54 inHgITS BAROMETER READS25.22 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED52.0 FTITLECitizen station GW5178, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5178TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW5178-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.91 N, and the day is 10 h 56 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW5178, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 56 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5178FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW5178ELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 16, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 56 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.91 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW5178, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5178TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW5178-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW5178, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Elko NWS Office (LKN), 6.7 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nevada

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

Near Osino

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

Near Osino

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