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Ruhenstroth, Nevada

Community in Douglas County, Nevada

Air quality

The air at Ruhenstroth

Index 8, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, South Lake Tahoe (CA), 18 miles off.

8Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-18.1 mi
  • Ozone-31 ppb18.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)8Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 6, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ruhenstroth

None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 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
0.02in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ruhenstroth, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

GardnervilleGLVNV

Beside a road/2.9 mi away/4,796 ft/173 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Gardnerville 3.1 SNV-DG-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/4,886 ft/83 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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MindenMINN2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.6 mi away/4,732 ft/237 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Miden - Tahoe, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.1 mi from Ruhenstroth, Nevada. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Miden - Tahoe, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MEVFIG. A THE SKY OVER MIDEN - TAHOESECTION, 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 STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMiden - Tahoe, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MEVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MEV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 24.8 F, 30 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Miden - Tahoe: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 24.8, 30 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MEVFIG. B THE AIR AT MIDEN - TAHOETHE 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 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 6,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 18.6 FTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 24.8 FSPREAD 30.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 30 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 POINTTITLEMiden - Tahoe, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MEVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MEV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 12 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Miden - Tahoe, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 12; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MEVFIG. C THE WIND AT MIDEN - TAHOEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMiden - Tahoe, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MEVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MEV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Miden - Tahoe, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Nevada

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

Near Ruhenstroth

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

Near Ruhenstroth

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