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Preston, Nevada Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Preston, NV
Sunday, July 5 at 8:06 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
12%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
10:20 PM
Sunset
1:08 PM
Preston, NV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPreston, NV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 89°
Preston, NV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    89°54°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    90°62°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    92°62°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    95°64°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    94°65°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    97°63°+3°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    99°62°+2°
Preston, NV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
342° · veering 72°
Direction
NNW
342°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 13 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 243SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Preston, NV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
830.4
+5.6 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 24.52 inHg
Now
830.4
mb
3h
+5.6
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 825836
820825830835840-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW835.7824.5830.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Preston, NV
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+1 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43. 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.

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
7.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 20
Preston, NV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
183.5mi
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
15:06 UTC · Preston, 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
15:06 UTC · Preston, NV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Preston, NV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Preston, NV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Preston, NV
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:50 AM
Sunrise
10:20 PM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
1:08 PM
Civil dusk
8:41 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Preston, NV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
72% illuminated
Moonrise
10:58 PM
Moonset
10:58 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Preston, NV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Preston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Preston

  1. Sun89°54°3%
  2. Mon90°62°2%
  3. Tue92°62°0%
  4. Wed95°64°0%
  5. Thu94°65°0%
  6. Fri97°63°0%
  7. Sat99°62°0%
  8. Sun101°67°2%
  9. Mon104°70°13%
  10. Tue99°68°19%
  11. Wed94°66°17%
  12. Thu93°70°23%
  13. Fri94°67°23%
  14. Sat99°72°10%
  15. Sun100°75°16%
  16. Mon99°72°16%

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 Preston

  • 89317

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.