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Black Rock City · 40.786°N 119.204°W · 3,904 ft

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Black Rock City

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💨 Wind · next 72 h

calm dusty storm whiteout

🌧️ Rain · next 72 h

Probability of rain, hourly. Any measurable rain can close the playa to driving.

🌡️ Temp · next 72 h

Hourly temperature — playa swings ~30° between noon and 4 AM.

🗓️ Build & burn outlook

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RAWS ridge sites ringing the Black Rock Desert, via the free NWS API. Gusts at Bluewing or Fox Mountain often reach the playa within the hour.

🧮 Model comparison — max gust

Forecast: Open-Meteo (blend + HRRR, GFS, ECMWF, ICON) · Alerts & live obs: NWS · Air quality: Open-Meteo AQ · Dust risk is a gust heuristic — whiteouts typically start above ~25 mph. Any measurable rain can close the playa to driving.
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