Weather in Nelson, Nevada
Saguaro crowns open white. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Nelson, NV
Sunday, May 17 at 12:42 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
73°
Humidity
12%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Sunset
7:38 PM
Nelson, NV
Hour by hour · 24h
88°
5p
87°
6p
85°
7p
82°
8p
81°
9p
80°
10p
79°
11p
79°
12a
78°
1a
76°
2a
76°
3a
74°
4a
73°
5a
71°
6a
76°
7a
78°
8a
79°
9a
82°
10a
84°
11a
86°
12p
89°
1p
90°
2p
90°
3p
91°
4p
Nelson, NV
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Partly Cloudy—86°69°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—84°57°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—72°49°
- TuesdayMay 19Clear—79°55°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—86°59°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—90°59°
- FridayMay 22Mostly Clear—92°66°
Nelson, NV
Next 24 hours · Warm now
Nelson, NV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
WNW
288° · veering 51°
Direction
WNW
288°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 15
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Nelson, NV
Air quality
84
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 4.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 13.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 134.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.6 Low
Nelson, NV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
12:06 PM
Sunrise
5:33 AM
Daylight
14h 05m
Sunset
7:38 PM
Civil dusk
3:07 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Nelson, NV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:48 PM
- Moonset
- 3:09 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Nelson, NV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Saguaro crowns open white
plant
Nelson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of May 17, 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.