Searchlight, Nevada Weather
The monsoon settles in. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Searchlight weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——97°76°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——97°75°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——101°75°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——102°77°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——103°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear——100°71°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Clear——103°76°+3°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.41 with 6 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 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34), ratio 0.41 with 6 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.41
- 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
Searchlight at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 89046
16-Day Forecast — Searchlight
- Sun97°76°2%
- Mon97°75°1%
- Tue101°75°0%
- Wed102°77°0%
- Thu103°76°0%
- Fri100°71°1%
- Sat103°76°1%
- Sun103°78°3%
- Mon103°80°6%
- Tue99°71°13%
- Wed93°73°8%
- Thu97°77°10%
- Fri104°80°9%
- Sat109°88°16%
- Sun109°86°16%
- Mon109°86°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 Searchlight
- 89046