Weather in Elko, Nevada
High country wildflowers peak. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elko, NV
Sunday, May 17 at 4:54 AM
50
°
Overcast
Feels like
39°
Humidity
25%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Sunset
7:54 PM
Elko, NV
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
9p
58°
10p
54°
11p
51°
12a
49°
1a
47°
2a
46°
3a
45°
4a
44°
5a
43°
6a
48°
7a
55°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
68°
12p
71°
1p
72°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
73°
5p
72°
6p
69°
7p
63°
8p
Elko, NV
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—66°40°
- SundayMay 17Snow63%47°35°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—58°33°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—64°41°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—68°46°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast—71°44°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy—79°50°
Elko, NV
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Elko, NV
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
N
005° · veering 95°
Direction
N
005°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
27
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Elko, NV
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.8 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 1.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 102.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Elko, NV
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
11:54 AM
Sunrise
5:24 AM
Daylight
14h 30m
Sunset
7:54 PM
Civil dusk
3:26 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Elko, NV
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 12:33 PM
- Moonset
- 3:30 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Elko, NV
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
High country wildflowers peak
bird
Elko at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 21°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (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.