Empire, Nevada Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Empire weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle—0.06″94°68°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°66°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——94°69°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——92°67°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——93°69°+1°
- FridayJul 10Clear——96°72°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——99°73°+3°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 48. 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 48. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
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
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Empire at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Empire
- Sun94°68°7%
- Mon91°66°2%
- Tue94°69°0%
- Wed92°67°0%
- Thu93°69°0%
- Fri96°72°0%
- Sat99°73°0%
- Sun98°74°1%
- Mon101°78°4%
- Tue103°79°7%
- Wed100°80°3%
- Thu86°73°3%
- Fri94°69°10%
- Sat102°75°11%
- Sun104°78°10%
- Mon101°79°11%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
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 — Empire
SPC includes Empire 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 Empire
- 89405