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Wells, Nevada

City in Elko County, Nevada

Air quality

The air at Wells

Index 44, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Elko (NV), 46 miles off.

44Good
  • Coarse particles (PM10)44Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 11, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Wells

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 8 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 Wells, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 5 PM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Wells, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 13.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

RubyS2229

At a soil climate station/35.0 mi away/6,000 ft/362 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank456of 695

measured daily2 instruments

Arthur 4NWARTN2

At a cooperative observer's station/25.4 mi away/6,253 ft/615 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Elko 15.4 NENV-EL-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/30.7 mi away/5,220 ft/418 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Tent Mtn Lower Snotel, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 13.9 mi from Wells, Nevada. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:00 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 7,000 ft above sea level, 23 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 23.09 inHg and the temperature at 34.0 F; it reports 47.7 F, 13.7 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Tent Mtn Lower Snotel stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 7,000 feet above sea level with 23 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 23.09 inches of mercury, and temperature, 34.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TMLN2FIG. D WHERE TENT MTN LOWER SNOTEL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERETENT MTN LOWER SNOTEL23 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT7,000 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE23.09 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE34.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED47.7 FTITLETent Mtn Lower Snotel, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP TMLN2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-TMLN2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.98 N, and the day is 10 h 53 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Tent Mtn Lower Snotel, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 53 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TMLN2FIG. E THE SUN AT TENT MTN LOWER SNOTELELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 72°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 17, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 53 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.98 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLETent Mtn Lower Snotel, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP TMLN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-TMLN2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 7,000 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:00 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Tent Mtn Lower Snotel, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 8:00 pm local time; air temperature, 47.7 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TMLN2FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 8:00 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 8:00 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE47.7 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLETent Mtn Lower Snotel, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP TMLN2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-TMLN2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Tent Mtn Lower Snotel, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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