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Spanish Springs, Nevada

Community in Washoe County, Nevada

Air quality

The air at Spanish Springs

Index 39, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Reno-Sparks (NV), 11 miles off.

39Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)39Good2 mi
  • Ozone34Good25 ppb2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Spanish Springs

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 8 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 Spanish Springs, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Spanish Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Black SpringsBLCNV

Beside a road/7.6 mi away/5,172 ft/658 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

RenoRTS

At an airfield/8.8 mi away/5,049 ft/535 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank40of 698

measured daily2 instruments

Sparks 7.3 NNV-WH-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/4,518 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Spanish SpringsSPSN2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.1 mi away/4,494 ft/20 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank681of 698

Station report

The weather at Reno, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.8 mi from Spanish Springs, Nevada. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:15 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 Reno, 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 RTSFIG. A THE SKY OVER RENOSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEReno, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RTSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RTS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 21.2 F, 32 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Reno: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 21.2, 32 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RTSFIG. B THE AIR AT RENOTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,0000 F10 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 6,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 15.4 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 21.2 FSPREAD 28.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 32 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 POINTTITLEReno, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RTSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RTS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Reno, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RTSFIG. C THE WIND AT RENOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEReno, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RTSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RTS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Spanish Springs (SPSN2), 1.1 miles from here, read 11 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nevada

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

Near Spanish Springs

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

Near Spanish Springs

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