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Rachel, Nevada

Community in Lincoln County, Nevada

Precipitation

What has fallen at Rachel

None in the last 24 hours; 0.14 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.14in

Visibility

How far you can see at Rachel, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 2 instruments nearest Rachel, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

measured daily1 instrument

RachelALEN2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.7 mi away/4,823 ft/12 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Rachel - Sand Spring Valley, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 2.2 mi from Rachel, Nevada. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:50 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 4,825 ft above sea level, 16 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.06 inHg and the temperature at 41.8 F; it reports 55.2 F, 13.4 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Rachel - Sand Spring Valley stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,825 feet above sea level with 16 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.06 inches of mercury, and temperature, 41.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SSVN2FIG. D WHERE RACHEL - SAND SPRING VALLEY 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 ATMOSPHERERACHEL - SAND SPRING VALLEY16 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,825 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 HERE25.06 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE41.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED55.2 FTITLERachel - Sand Spring Valley, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SSVN2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SSVN2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 37.65 N, and the day is 11 h 03 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Rachel - Sand Spring Valley, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 03 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SSVN2FIG. E THE SUN AT RACHEL - SAND SPRING VALLEYELEVATION 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 76°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°OCT 16, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 03 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.65 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLERachel - Sand Spring Valley, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SSVN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SSVN2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 4,825 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:50 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Rachel - Sand Spring Valley, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 8:50 pm local time; air temperature, 55.2 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SSVN2FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 8:50 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 8:50 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE55.2 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLERachel - Sand Spring Valley, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP SSVN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SSVN2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Rachel - Sand Spring Valley, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Rachel (ALEN2), 0.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nevada

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