Reno, Nevada Weather
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Reno weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
Conditions updated 11:21 AM PST · Open-Meteo
- TodayNov 10Clear——65°31°—
- WednesdayNov 11Clear——70°41°+5°
- ThursdayNov 12Overcast——62°44°-8°
- FridayNov 13Rain76%0.53″56°40°-6°
- SaturdayNov 14Heavy Drizzle41%0.06″44°36°-12°
- SundayNov 15Overcast44%—49°34°+5°
- MondayNov 16Light Rain44%0.33″40°31°-9°
Air quality now AQI 34 · Good
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
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).
When the wind is in the west, the weather is at its best.
- Moonrise
- 8:23 AM
- Moonset
- 4:51 PM
- In sign
- ♐︎ Sagittarius
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Reno at a glance
- Today vs. normal: Today averages 48°F (high 65°F, low 31°F), 2°F above the 46°F normal for Nov 10
- Last frost: April 28 (1991–2020 median, NOAA station 5 km away)
- Microseason: Nov 6–10
- Planting calendar: November — harvest fall brassicas, carrots
16-Day Forecast — Reno
- Tue65°34°0%
- Wed70°42°0%
- Thu62°44°1%
- Fri56°40°76%
- Sat44°36°41%
- Sun49°34°44%
- Mon40°31°44%
- Tue43°28°20%
- Wed39°31°39%
- Thu38°21°36%
- Fri33°20°9%
- Sat37°18°7%
- Sun43°26°23%
- Mon49°32°29%
- Tue51°36°16%
- Wed49°34°20%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Reno
Interactive wind and temperature map centered on Reno — it loads in your browser. Open the full weather map.
Right now in the garden
Post-frost dormancy
As of November 10, the season's first frost (typically October 27) is due or past. Bring frost-tender plants indoors, mulch overwintering beds, and turn spent plantings under. This city's planting calendar for November: harvest fall brassicas and carrots.
Sun & seasons in Reno
Reno sits in Washoe County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 58m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 22m — a swing of +5h 36m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Las Vegas, the state’s largest city, lies about 339 miles to the SE. The nearest town Reno tracks is Ruhenstroth, roughly 46 miles to the S.
Air quality in Reno
Air quality in Reno’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 50). See the full air-quality history for Reno.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, spinach, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, spinach, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| August | beans, squash, fall brassicas, carrots | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, garlic |
| September | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash |
| October | garlic (overwinter) | tomatoes, peppers, beans, summer squash, winter squash, fall brassicas, carrots |
| November | — | fall brassicas, carrots |
A year in weather
July is Reno's warmest stretch (~77°F) and December its coldest (~36°F); precipitation crests in January at 1.3 inches and ebbs in August to 0.2 inches.
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 1.3″ | 3 |
| February | 40° | 1.0″ | 3 |
| March | 45° | 0.9″ | 2 |
| April | 50° | 0.5″ | 2 |
| May | 59° | 0.6″ | 2 |
| June | 68° | 0.5″ | 1 |
| July | 77° | 0.3″ | 1 |
| August | 75° | 0.2″ | 1 |
| September | 68° | 0.2″ | 1 |
| October | 55° | 0.6″ | 2 |
| November | 44° | 0.7″ | 2 |
| December | 36° | 1.2″ | 3 |
Regional context
Similar climates Mogul, NV, Golden Valley, NV, Sun Valley, NV
Per NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals, Reno runs from a 37°F January mean to 77°F in July, a 40°F seasonal spread, with near 8.1 inches of precipitation across about 23 wet days.
Cool-season fronts carry Reno's rain: January logs 1.3 inches on 3.1 days, against August's 0.2 inches on 0.8 — winter does the heavy lifting in Reno. That cool-season-wet pattern aligns Reno with places like Mogul, NV, Golden Valley, NV and Sun Valley, NV.
Around April 28, Reno sheds its freezing nights — peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes go into Reno's beds. Tomatoes and peppers do best set out two weeks later in Reno, once nights clear the mid-40s°F. Frost returns to Reno near October 27, ending the tender-crop season. That date is a median: Reno freezes sooner in half of years.
Similar climates: Mogul, NV, Golden Valley, NV, Sun Valley, NV, Sparks, NV, Verdi, NV.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Reno?
- Reno's last spring frost lands near April 28, and in Reno the first fall frost follows around October 27.
- What is the rainy season in Reno?
- January is the wettest month in Reno, about 1.3 inches on average; the year totals roughly 8 inches.
- What is the warmest month in Reno?
- The warmest stretch in Reno comes in July, around 77°F on average.
- What is the coldest month in Reno?
- On average December is the chilliest month in Reno, about 36°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Reno?
- Reno's last frost (April 28) cues hardy greens; in Reno, hold heat-lovers two weeks past.
- How many rainy days does Reno get?
- Expect roughly 23 wet days a year in Reno.
- What hardiness zone is Reno?
- Reno's USDA zone comes from its December mean (36°F); enter the ZIP on the USDA lookup for the number.
- What is the 10-day forecast for Reno?
- Reno's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
- Will it rain this week in Reno?
- See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Reno in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
- What is the weather like right now in Reno?
- Current conditions for Reno and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
- How often is the Reno forecast updated?
- The Reno forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
- When are sunrise and sunset in Reno?
- Today's sunrise and sunset times for Reno are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
- How accurate is the weather forecast for Reno?
- The next few days in Reno's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.
Reno sits at 39.5°N; its climate zone is hot-summer Mediterranean (Köppen approximation).
ZIP codes in Reno
- 89439
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- 89502
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