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Sun Valley, Nevada

Community in Washoe County, Nevada

Air quality

The air at Sun Valley

Index 38, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Reno-Sparks (NV), 7 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good-
  • Ozone38Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)18Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 40, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 5 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Sun Valley

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 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 Sun Valley, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 5 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sun Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US-395 Parr BlvdPARNV

Beside a road/2.8 mi away/4,764 ft/34 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

RenoRTS

At an airfield/7.3 mi away/5,049 ft/319 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank11of 695

measured daily2 instruments

Sun Valley 0.3 SSWNV-WH-43

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/4,731 ft/1 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Reno WfoREV

At a cooperative observer's station/2.4 mi away/4,987 ft/257 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank27of 695

Station report

The weather at Reno, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.3 mi from Sun Valley, Nevada. From its report of Oct 16, 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RTS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 17.6 F, 24 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Reno: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 17.6, 24 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,100 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,0000 F10 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 8,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 10.5 FTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 17.6 FSPREAD 36.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 24 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RTS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (70 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Reno, north up: blowing from 70 degrees, the east 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 RTSFIG. C THE WIND AT RENOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEReno, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RTSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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 Reno Wfo (REV), 2.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nevada

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

Near Sun Valley

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

Near Sun Valley

River and lake gauges