Nelson, Nevada Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nelson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——99°79°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——99°78°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——104°77°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——105°77°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——105°77°0°
- FridayJul 10Clear——102°74°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——105°78°+3°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36), ratio 0.43 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 9.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 20
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36), ratio 0.43 with 7 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.43
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:56 PM
- Moonset
- 10:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
The monsoon settles in
Nelson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Nelson
- Sun99°79°2%
- Mon99°78°1%
- Tue104°77°0%
- Wed105°77°0%
- Thu105°77°0%
- Fri102°74°1%
- Sat105°78°1%
- Sun106°79°3%
- Mon105°81°9%
- Tue101°77°12%
- Wed96°74°8%
- Thu100°78°10%
- Fri107°80°9%
- Sat111°88°16%
- Sun110°84°16%
- Mon112°84°10%
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.
ZIP codes in Nelson
- 89046