Carson City, Nevada Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carson City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast11%—83°61°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——88°57°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——90°60°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——91°56°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——92°57°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——95°59°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——98°61°+3°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.67 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.67
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Carson City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 89701, 89703, 89705, 89706
16-Day Forecast — Carson City
- Sun84°61°11%
- Mon88°57°2%
- Tue90°60°1%
- Wed91°56°0%
- Thu92°57°0%
- Fri95°59°0%
- Sat98°61°1%
- Sun96°62°2%
- Mon98°69°9%
- Tue97°70°13%
- Wed92°67°13%
- Thu80°64°10%
- Fri93°65°16%
- Sat99°71°19%
- Sun99°73°29%
- Mon95°73°27%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Carson City
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Carson City
SPC includes Carson City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Carson City
- 89701
- 89703
- 89706
- 89711
- 89712
- 89713
- 89714