Walker Lake, Nevada Weather
Summer heat deepens across the valleys. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Walker Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast——89°72°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast——93°68°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——97°70°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——96°70°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——98°70°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear——100°68°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Mostly Clear——104°74°+4°
AQI 23 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 20 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — 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 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 30. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~72%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 5.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.74 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.74
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:14 PM
- Moonset
- 11:13 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Summer heat deepens across the valleys
Walker Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Walker Lake
- Sun90°73°8%
- Mon93°68°8%
- Tue97°70°3%
- Wed96°70°0%
- Thu98°70°0%
- Fri100°68°0%
- Sat104°74°2%
- Sun100°75°7%
- Mon102°78°14%
- Tue103°80°20%
- Wed96°74°21%
- Thu87°69°26%
- Fri98°73°32%
- Sat101°79°29%
- Sun103°79°22%
- Mon100°79°20%
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 — Walker Lake
SPC includes Walker Lake in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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 Walker Lake
- 89415