East Fork Carson River near Gardnerville
3.4 mi- Level
- 9.5 ft
- Flow
- 56 cfs
Forecast peak 9.5 ft Sat 6 PM
Reading from Sat 5:10 PM · NWS gauge page
Model estimate for 5:00 PM PDT (no recent station report)
Ruhenstroth, NV weather
Sunny and 58°14°, 8°4° colder than a typical Oct 24.
Today: low 31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 36°2°), high 60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°).
Now 58°14°
Sunny
- Wind
- Calm
- Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 5 AM
- Dew point
- 34°1°
- Dry · down to 26°−3° by 2 AM
- UV tomorrow
- 5Moderate
- Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
- Air quality
- 14Good
- Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
Good hours for
TonightDown to 34°1° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 38°3° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 63°17° by 2 PM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 5p | Sunny | 58°14° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 40% | 0% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Clear | 54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 47% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Clear | 51°11° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 53% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Clear | 48°9° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 57% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 42°6° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°) | 40°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 60% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Clear | 41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°) | 39°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 62% | 0% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 40°4° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°) | 38°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 61% | 0% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 39°4° (likely 36°2° to 39°4°) | 37°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 61% | 4% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 39°4° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°) | 37°3° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h | 61% | 8% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 38°3° (likely 33°1° to 38°3°) | 36°2° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 62% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 36°2° (likely 33°1° to 37°3°) | 33°1° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph7 km/h | 64% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Clear | 34°1° (likely 33°1° to 35°2°) | 31°−1° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 64% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 34°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°) | 31°−1° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 64% | 13% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 33°1° (likely 32°0° to 35°2°) | 30°−1° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 66% | 17% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Partly sunny | 32°0° (likely 32°0° to 36°2°) | 29°−2° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 3 mph6 km/h | 68% | 38% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly sunny | 33°1° (likely 33°1° to 36°2°) | 30°−1° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 70% | 34% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Mostly sunny | 41°5° (likely 38°3° to 41°5°) | 39°4° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 57% | 26% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Mostly sunny | 48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 51% | 57% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Mostly sunny | 53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 44% | 51% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Mostly sunny | 60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 36% | 51% | 4 |
| Sun 1p | Mostly sunny | 63°17° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 31% | 54% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Partly sunny | 65°18° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 27% | 56% | 5 |
| Sun 3p | Partly sunny | 67°19° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°) | 67°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 26% | 59% | 4 |
| Sun 4p | Partly sunny | 65°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 28% | 73% | 3 |
| Sun 5p | Cloudy | 65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 29% | 78% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 35% | 73% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 42% | 74% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 51°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°) | 51°11° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 46% | 77% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°) | 43°6° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 51% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 46°8° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°) | 41°5° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 53% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Partly cloudy | 45°7° (likely 42°6° to 53°12°) | 39°4° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 53% | 68% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Partly cloudy | 44°7° (likely 40°4° to 52°11°) | 38°3° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 53% | 42% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 39°4° to 52°11°) | 37°3° | 0% | 10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 53% | 11% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 43°6° (likely 38°3° to 51°11°) | 36°2° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 53% | 10% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 41°5° (likely 37°3° to 51°11°) | 33°1° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 53% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Clear | 40°4° (likely 37°3° to 50°10°) | 32°0° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h | 53% | 7% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Clear | 38°3° (likely 37°3° to 50°10°) | 29°−2° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 53% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Clear | 38°3° (likely 37°3° to 49°9°) | 29°−2° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 54% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Sunny | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 48°9°) | 28°−2° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 56% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Sunny | 37°3° (likely 37°3° to 49°9°) | 28°−2° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 56% | 4% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Sunny | 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 55°13°) | 35°2° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h | 50% | 3% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Sunny | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°) | 42°6° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 41% | 3% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Sunny | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°) | 55°13° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph33 km/h | 33% | 22% | 3 |
| Mon 12p | Sunny | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 28% | 2% | 4 |
| Mon 1p | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 24% | 25% | 5 |
| Mon 2p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from SW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 22% | 25% | 4 |
| Mon 3p | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from SW, gusts 25 mph41 km/h | 21% | 25% | 4 |
| Mon 4p | Sunny | 62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from SW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 23% | 4% | 3 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 31°−1°. Typical 68°20° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 48°9°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 34°1°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 60. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 52°11°–60°16°
- Low, likely
- 30°−1°–36°2°
- Typical high / low
- 68°20° / 28°−2°
- Wind
- 8 mph13 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 36°2°. Typical 67°19° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 33°1°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 67°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 51°11°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 38°3°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 61°16°–68°20°
- Low, likely
- 32°0°–36°2°
- Typical high / low
- 67°19° / 28°−2°
- Wind
- 15 mph24 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 65°18°, low 29°−2°. Typical 67°19° / 28°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 37°3°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 63°17°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 44°7°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 33°0°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 0 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 65°18°).
- High, likely
- 59°15°–65°18°
- Low, likely
- 29°−2°–40°4°
- Typical high / low
- 67°19° / 28°−2°
- Wind
- 22 mph35 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 32°0°. Typical 66°19° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 32°0°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 63°17°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 47°8°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 33°0°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 59°15°–65°18°
- Low, likely
- 29°−2°–34°1°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 27°−3°
- Wind
- 14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 35°2°. Typical 66°19° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 32°0°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 61°16°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 48°9°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 40°5°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 57°14°–64°18°
- Low, likely
- 26°−3°–36°2°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 27°−3°
- Wind
- 11 mph17 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 60°16°, low 33°1°. Typical 66°19° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 40°5°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 59°15°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 46°8°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 36°2°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 57°14°–60°16°
- Low, likely
- 33°1°–39°4°
- Typical high / low
- 66°19° / 27°−3°
- Wind
- 9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 55°13°, low 31°−1°. Typical 65°18° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 37°3°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 53°12°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 40°4°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 32°0°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 11pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 50°10°–55°13°
- Low, likely
- 28°−2°–39°4°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 27°−3°
- Wind
- 21 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 45°7°, low 30°−1°. Typical 65°18° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.12 in3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 32°0°20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 47°8°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 36°2°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Cloudy, 26°−3°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 40°4°–49°9°
- Low, likely
- 24°−4°–32°0°
- Typical high / low
- 65°18° / 26°−3°
- Wind
- 5 mph9 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 26°−3°. Typical 64°18° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 28°−2°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 49°9°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 36°2°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 30°−1°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 43°6°–53°12°
- Low, likely
- 17°−8°–31°−1°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 26°−3°
- Wind
- 6 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 30°−1°. Typical 64°18° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 37°3°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 54°12°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 43°6°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 47°8°–58°14°
- Low, likely
- 28°−2°–32°0°
- Typical high / low
- 64°18° / 26°−3°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 60°, low 31°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 36°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 29°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 45–65°.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (REV) (opens in a new tab)
What changed since yesterday
No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Radar
Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue
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Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
Below flood stage
West Fork Carson River at Woodfords
12 mi- Level
- 9.6 ft
- Flow
- 18 cfs
Forecast peak 9.6 ft Sat 6 PM
Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page
East Fork Carson River near Markleeville
13 mi- Level
- 2.2 ft
- Flow
- 49 cfs
Forecast peak 2.2 ft Sat 6 PM
Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Carson River near Carson City
15 mi- Level
- 1.9 ft
- Flow
- 61 cfs
Forecast peak 1.8 ft Sat 6 PM
Reading from Sat 5:05 PM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 73% less heating than a typical week.
This week 34Typical 127
Heating degree days, base 65°F
Heat-pump hours, next 7 days
- h below 47°F
- 25
- h below 17°F
- 0
- h below 5°F
- 0
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.
Comfort
Dry air outside (dew point 34°F).
Open the windows?
Sun, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Is this typical?
Minden · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1906–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 8°4° colder than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 68°20° / 28°−2°
- Forecast high / low
- 60°16° / 31°−1°
- Record high
- 87°31° in 1917
- Record low
- 14°−10° in 1935
Last 7 days vs normal
- —MonOct 19
- —TueOct 20
- —WedOct 21
- —ThuOct 22
- —FriOct 23
- —SatOct 24
- —SunOct 25
Ruhenstroth weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:17 AM, sunset 6:07 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 50 min
- Losing 2 min 21 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 24 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:30–6:24 PM
- Morning 7:00–7:54 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:24–6:34 PM
- Morning 6:50–7:00 AM; first light 6:50 AM
Stars tonight? Fair
Clear 6:34 PM–6:51 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
98% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:38 AM · rises 5:07 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 8
