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Silver Springs, Nevada

Community in Lyon County, Nevada

Air quality

The air at Silver Springs

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Fernley (NV), 15 miles off.

21Good
  • Ozone21Good16 ppb14.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Silver Springs

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Silver Springs, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Silver Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US-50 Silver SpringsSTGNV

Beside a road/4.6 mi away/4,482 ft/284 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Hazen - BangoBGON2

At a river or reservoir gauge/13.0 mi away/4,121 ft/77 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank436of 698

Fallon NASNFL

At an airfield/28.3 mi away/3,934 ft/264 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank365of 698

measured daily2 instruments

Silver Springs 1.5 NWNV-LY-40

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/4,216 ft/18 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Fallon - Lahontan DamLANN2

At a dam/10.5 mi away/4,165 ft/33 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fallon NAS, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 28.3 mi from Silver Springs, Nevada. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:57 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 Fallon NAS, 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 NFLFIG. A THE SKY OVER FALLON NASSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFallon NAS, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NFLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NFL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 25.0 F, 31 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fallon NAS: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 25.0, 31 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NFLFIG. B THE AIR AT FALLON NASTHE 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 6,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 19.0 FTEMPERATURE 55.0 FDEW POINT 25.0 FSPREAD 30.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 31 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 POINTTITLEFallon NAS, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NFLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NFL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fallon NAS, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NFLFIG. C THE WIND AT FALLON NASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFallon NAS, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NFLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NFL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Fallon - Lahontan Dam (LANN2), 10.5 miles from here, read 6 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nevada

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

Near Silver Springs

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

Near Silver Springs

River and lake gauges