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Tonopah, Nevada Weather

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

Tonopah, NV
Sunday, July 5 at 10:13 AM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
23%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
10:32 PM
Sunset
1:15 PM
Tonopah, NV
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTonopah, NV: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 84°
Tonopah, NV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    84°64°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    86°59°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    90°65°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    91°66°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Clear
    91°67°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    95°67°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    95°69°
Tonopah, NV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
154° · veering 5°
Direction
SSE
154°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 11
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 11 · pk 22 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 257SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 5° from the sse.
Tonopah, NV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
819.3
+3.3 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 24.19 inHg
Now
819.3
mb
3h
+3.3
mb
12h
+2.9
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 814822
810815820825830-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW821.5814.4819.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Tonopah, NV
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — 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
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
77μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
9.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 24
Tonopah, NV
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
99%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
148.0mi
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
17:13 UTC · Tonopah, 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
17:13 UTC · Tonopah, NV · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Tonopah, NV
Satellite · infrared · animated
Tonopah, NV
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Tonopah, NV
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:01 AM
Sunrise
10:32 PM
Daylight
14h 43m
Sunset
1:15 PM
Civil dusk
8:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Tonopah, NV
The moon
Waning Gibbous
71% illuminated
Moonrise
11:07 PM
Moonset
11:07 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Tonopah, NV
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Summer heat deepens across the valleys

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Tonopah at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 89049

16-Day Forecast — Tonopah

  1. Sun84°64°9%
  2. Mon86°59°3%
  3. Tue90°65°0%
  4. Wed91°66°0%
  5. Thu91°67°0%
  6. Fri95°67°0%
  7. Sat95°69°1%
  8. Sun96°69°3%
  9. Mon98°73°12%
  10. Tue94°68°15%
  11. Wed88°68°17%
  12. Thu85°66°13%
  13. Fri92°68°19%
  14. Sat97°73°19%
  15. Sun99°75°10%
  16. Mon96°74°13%

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 — Tonopah

SPC includes Tonopah in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Tonopah

  • 89049

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.