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Sandy Valley, Nevada

Community in Clark County, Nevada

Air quality

The air at Sandy Valley

Index 33, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Jean (NV), 17 miles off.

33Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good16.7 mi
  • Ozone33Good37 ppb16.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good16.7 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 38, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 11 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sandy Valley

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Sandy Valley, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 11 PM.

FriSat

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Sandy Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Lovell SummitS2146

At a soil climate station/23.4 mi away/6,582 ft/3,929 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank464of 698

HendersonHND

At an airfield/30.6 mi away/2,437 ft/216 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 698

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Henderson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 30.6 mi from Sandy Valley, Nevada. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:56 AM 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 Henderson, 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 HNDFIG. A THE SKY OVER HENDERSONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHenderson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HNDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HND-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

66.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 37 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Henderson: temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 37 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HNDFIG. B THE AIR AT HENDERSONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 6,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.2 FTEMPERATURE 66.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 27.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 37 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 POINTTITLEHenderson, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HNDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HND-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Henderson, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HNDFIG. C THE WIND AT HENDERSONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHenderson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HNDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HND-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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