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Smith Valley, Nevada

Community in Lyon County, Nevada

Air quality

The air at Smith Valley

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Carson City (NV), 31 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)15Good-
  • Ozone19Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 41, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Smith Valley

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

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Smith Valley, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Smith Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Holbrook JctHBKNV

Beside a road/11.1 mi away/5,357 ft/569 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

WellingtonWTNN2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.4 mi away/4,836 ft/48 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Miden - Tahoe, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.1 mi from Smith Valley, Nevada. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 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

39.2 F with a dew point of 21.2 F, 48 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Miden - Tahoe: temperature 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 21.2, 48 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 17.5 FTEMPERATURE 39.2 FDEW POINT 21.2 FSPREAD 18.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 48 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 southeast (130 degrees) at 7 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 130 degrees, the southeast, at 7 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 MEVFIG. C THE WIND AT MIDEN - TAHOEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE 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 Smith Valley

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

Near Smith Valley

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