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Searchlight, Nevada

Community in Clark County, Nevada

Air quality

The air at Searchlight

Index 34, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Jean (NV), 33 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-
  • Ozone34Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)11Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 38, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 66, moderate, Fri 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Searchlight

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Searchlight, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Searchlight, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US-95 MM 53BDCNV

Beside a road/30.8 mi away/1,719 ft/1,831 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank573of 698

Boulder CityBVU

At an airfield/33.5 mi away/2,201 ft/1,349 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank459of 698

measured daily2 instruments

Hwy Dept YardSRCN2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/3,563 ft/13 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Boulder City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 33.5 mi from Searchlight, Nevada. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 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 Boulder City, 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 BVUFIG. A THE SKY OVER BOULDER CITYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBoulder City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BVUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BVU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

69.8 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 30 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 7,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Boulder City: temperature 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 30 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 7,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BVUFIG. B THE AIR AT BOULDER CITYTHE 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 7,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.6 FTEMPERATURE 69.8 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 32.4 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 POINTTITLEBoulder City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BVUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BVU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 20 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Boulder City, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 29; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BVUFIG. C THE WIND AT BOULDER CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBoulder City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BVUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BVU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Boulder City, 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 Searchlight

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

Near Searchlight

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