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Weather in Ely, Nevada

High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ely, NV
Sunday, May 17 at 3:45 AM
53
°
Clear
Feels like
43°
Humidity
22%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
7:46 PM
Ely, NV
Hour by hour · 24h
65°
8p
59°
9p
56°
10p
51°
11p
50°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
38°
3a
36°
4a
34°
5a
35°
6a
43°
7a
53°
8a
60°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
73°
1p
75°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
74°
5p
73°
6p
70°
7p
L 34°H 75°
Ely, NV
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    66°36°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    45%
    57°33°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    53°27°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    61°36°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    66°44°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Partly Cloudy
    70°46°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    74°48°
Ely, NV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
351° · veering 170°
Direction
N
351°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
24
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 8
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 8 · pk 25 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 170° from the n.
Ely, NV
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
802.3
+1.9 mb in 3h · falling · 23.69 inHg
Now
802.3
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
+5.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 796807
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ely, NV
Air quality
66
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
3.7 μg/m³
PM 10
6.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.4 μg/m³
Ozone
107.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ely, NV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:56 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
7:46 PM
Civil dusk
3:18 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ely, NV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
12:35 PM
Moonset
3:21 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ely, NV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

High country wildflowers peak

bird
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ely at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Ely

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.