Las Vegas, New Mexico Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Las Vegas weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle25%0.02″83°57°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle35%0.02″91°54°+8°
- TuesdayJul 7Heavy Drizzle66%0.03″90°59°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle42%0.04″91°61°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast25%—95°61°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast46%—86°62°-9°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle19%0.01″92°61°+6°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~80%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 32. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~80%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
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
- 11:17 PM
- Moonset
- 11:17 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Las Vegas at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 87701
15-Day Forecast — Las Vegas
- Sun86°56°25%
- Mon91°54°35%
- Tue90°59°66%
- Wed91°61°42%
- Thu95°61°25%
- Fri86°62°46%
- Sat92°61°19%
- Sun91°61°7%
- Mon92°65°9%
- Tue96°65°17%
- Wed98°66°18%
- Thu99°68°22%
- Fri89°64°25%
- Sat92°63°33%
- Sun96°64°32%
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 — Las Vegas
SPC includes Las Vegas in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Las Vegas
- 87701