Fernley, Nevada Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fernley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——86°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——91°64°+5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——94°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——93°65°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——96°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——99°68°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——100°71°+1°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 45. 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 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35), ratio 0.68 with 12 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.68
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:16 PM
- Moonset
- 11:14 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Fernley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 89408
16-Day Forecast — Fernley
- Sun86°70°9%
- Mon91°64°3%
- Tue94°68°0%
- Wed93°65°0%
- Thu96°68°0%
- Fri99°68°0%
- Sat100°71°1%
- Sun100°72°2%
- Mon101°77°6%
- Tue101°79°8%
- Wed97°68°5%
- Thu83°69°16%
- Fri93°72°18%
- Sat98°77°17%
- Sun100°79°15%
- Mon98°77°13%
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 — Fernley
SPC includes Fernley 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 Fernley
- 89408
- 89406
- 89429