Current Conditions, Weather Forecast, and Imagery

August 2 9:07am: Black Rock playa conditions: dry


High Rock Canyon is now open to vehicles (is closed February thru early May)

NOTE: A couple erosion spots becoming challenging near Stevens Camp, and there is also one bad spot about 2 miles from southern gate.

Expect temperature to drop at night, and make sure to pack extra coats and blankets if you are traveling through sparse areas.

Beware of carbon monoxide poisoning from running the heat in a standing car for too long, or from propane appliances.

Call Friends for up-to-date information. We are located right off the Playa and are in touch with whats going on out here. 775.557.2900 info@blackrockdesert.org


Playa satellite imagery viewer (2x daily)
Gerlach Monthly Climate Summary 1/1948 thru 4/2007
BM Gerlach: station: temp, wind, barometer, DW1623
Bryan Dongray's Weather at Gerlach
Weather Underground: Gerlach
National Weather Service: Gerlach, Vya, Truckee, soaring
National Weather Service radar: Reno
University of Utah MesoWest: Surface Weather Map
Road Conditions: Nevada (map), CalTrans, Oregon
Black Rock Desert "Clear Sky Chart": link
Satellite: visible, infrared, watervapor, westpac
Earthquake: UNR helicorder, NBE; USGS map
Sunrise/Sunset: pdf
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sunrise: 6:24 , sunset: 19:30

 Area Forecast Discussion (glossary)
 
 FXUS65 KREV 012211
 AFDREV
 
 AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
 311 PM PDT WED SEP 1 2010
 
 .SHORT TERM...
 HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TOMORROW AND PERSIST 
 INTO THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL CONTINUE THE WARMING TREND WITH 
 AFTERNOON MAX TEMPERATURES 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY THE 
 WEEKEND.  LIGHT NORTHEAST FLOW HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE AREA AND WILL 
 CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT. BY FRIDAY...THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL 
 HAVE RE-ESTABLISHED EAST OF THE SIERRA CREST DUE TO THE WARMING 
 TEMPERATURES UNDER THE RIDGE WHICH WILL BRING BACK AFTERNOON 
 WESTERLIES. SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE BREEZY AS A SURFACE PRESSURE 
 GRADIENT SETS UP. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL AMPLIFY WINDS SATURDAY 
 EVENING...BUT AS OF NOW GUSTS DON`T LOOK TO GET OVER 30 
 MPH. OTHERWISE EXPECT A MOSTLY CLEAR SKY AND ABOVE NORMAL
 TEMPERATURES INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. LABELLE
 
 .LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
 
 THE DRY SOUTHWEST PATTERN FOR THE WEEKEND TRANSITIONS TO NORTH TO 
 NORTHWEST FLOW BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A TROUGH AXIS 
 PASSES OVER NORTHWEST NEVADA. WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE 
 TROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY WINDS ALONG THE SIERRA FRONT. 
 THERE IS CONCERN FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING THIS 
 PERIOD SINCE IT WILL STILL BE VERY DRY AND THE WINDS BE GUSTING UP 
 TO 30 MPH. 
 
 THE TROUGH AXIS EXITS THE AREA ON MONDAY LEAVING THE REGION UNDER 
 ZONAL FLOW THROUGH TUESDAY. ANOTHER TROUGH OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST 
 BEGINS TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE AREA ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO 
 WEDNESDAY. MAIN IMPACTS WITH THIS TROUGH INITIALLY APPEARED TO BE 
 GUSTY WINDS AND LOWER TEMPERATURES...BUT EC GENERATING SOME 
 PRECIPITATION WITH THE LATEST RUN. LEFT SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN 
 SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...BUT WILL NEED TO 
 KEEP AN EYE ON FUTURE MODEL RUNS. THE WAY THE MODELS HAVE BEEN 
 TRENDING MAY BE HINTING AT MORE OF AN INSIDE SLIDER SET UP...WHICH 
 WOULD MEAN ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION FOR NEXT WEEK. LINDAMAN
 
 .AVIATION...
 LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES WILL CONTINUE FOR ALL TERMINALS WITH 
 HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SIERRA AND WESTERN NEVADA TONIGHT AND 
 TOMORROW. LINDAMAN
 
 .REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
 NV...NONE.
 CA...NONE.