Silver City, Nevada Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Silver City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast12%—86°63°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——86°61°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——89°61°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——90°56°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——91°58°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy——94°59°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast——97°61°+3°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 51. 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 51. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 24
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41), ratio 0.52 with 5 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.52
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 11:16 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Silver City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 89428
16-Day Forecast — Silver City
- Sun86°63°12%
- Mon86°61°2%
- Tue89°61°1%
- Wed90°56°0%
- Thu91°58°0%
- Fri94°59°0%
- Sat97°61°1%
- Sun95°63°3%
- Mon96°69°9%
- Tue97°71°14%
- Wed92°64°12%
- Thu79°62°10%
- Fri91°63°10%
- Sat97°70°23%
- Sun97°72°22%
- Mon93°73°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.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Silver City
SPC includes Silver City in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Silver City
- 89428