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Fort McDermitt, Nevada Weather

Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort McDermitt weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Fort McDermitt, NV
Sunday, July 5 at 9:13 AM
83
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
19%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
10:21 PM
Sunset
1:28 PM
Fort McDermitt, NV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFort McDermitt, NV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 68°H 95°
Fort McDermitt, NV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    13%
    95°65°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    88°68°-7°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    91°65°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    89°64°-2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    91°66°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    93°66°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    97°67°+4°
Fort McDermitt, NV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · veering 172°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 14 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 282SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 172° from the e.
Fort McDermitt, NV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
862.2
+4.4 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 25.46 inHg
Now
862.2
mb
3h
+4.4
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 857867
850855860865870875-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW866.7857.1862.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Fort McDermitt, NV
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 10 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 39. 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 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
82μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 39
UV peak
7.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 18
Fort McDermitt, NV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
31%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
164.1mi
UNLIMITED
185 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
16:13 UTC · Fort McDermitt, NV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
16:13 UTC · Fort McDermitt, NV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fort McDermitt, NV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fort McDermitt, NV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fort McDermitt, NV
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:48 AM
Sunrise
10:21 PM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
1:28 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fort McDermitt, NV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
11:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fort McDermitt, NV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fort McDermitt at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Fort McDermitt

  1. Sun95°65°13%
  2. Mon88°68°7%
  3. Tue91°65°4%
  4. Wed89°64°0%
  5. Thu91°66°0%
  6. Fri93°66°0%
  7. Sat97°67°0%
  8. Sun97°69°1%
  9. Mon99°72°3%
  10. Tue103°78°7%
  11. Wed96°78°10%
  12. Thu89°68°4%
  13. Fri92°67°13%
  14. Sat99°72°12%
  15. Sun101°72°10%
  16. Mon98°72°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 — Fort McDermitt

SPC includes Fort McDermitt in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Fort McDermitt

  • 89421

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.