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Weather in Boulder City, Nevada

Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Boulder City, NV
Sunday, May 17 at 12:42 AM
91
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
9%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
7:39 PM
Boulder City, NV
Hour by hour · 24h
96°
5p
96°
6p
94°
7p
90°
8p
88°
9p
85°
10p
84°
11p
84°
12a
81°
1a
77°
2a
77°
3a
75°
4a
74°
5a
73°
6a
77°
7a
83°
8a
87°
9a
91°
10a
93°
11a
96°
12p
98°
1p
99°
2p
99°
3p
100°
4p
L 73°H 100°
Boulder City, NV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Partly Cloudy
    93°72°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Mostly Clear
    93°65°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    78°55°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    84°58°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    91°61°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    96°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Mostly Clear
    99°70°
Boulder City, NV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
231° · veering 49°
Direction
SW
231°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 12 · pk 27 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Boulder City, NV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
938.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 27.71 inHg
Now
938.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 937943
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Boulder City, NV
Air quality
82
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
4.1 μg/m³
PM 10
11.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.7 μg/m³
Ozone
135.0 μg/m³
UV Index
1.5 Low
Boulder City, NV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:06 PM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 06m
Sunset
7:39 PM
Civil dusk
3:08 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Boulder City, NV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:48 PM
Moonset
3:10 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Boulder City, NV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Saguaro crowns open white

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Boulder City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Boulder City

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.