Observed 10:35 AM PDT at KEKO

Elko, NV weather

Overcast and 43°6°, 11°6° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Mostly agree

Now 43°6°

Cloudy · Feels like 36°2°

Feels like: 36°2°; Wind chill from 13 mph20 km/h wind · air 43°6°
Wind: 13 mph20 km/h; From the west. 58–15 mph24 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 2Good; Main pollutant: PM10 (dust)
Pressure: 30.01 inHg1016 hPa; Rising · +0.09 inHg+3.0 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 50°10° today at 3 PM
Hard freeze tonight 2–9 AM (low 26°−3°)
Low 26°−3° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 10 AM
Hard freeze tomorrow night 2–9 AM (low 27°−3°)

This afternoonUp to 50°10° by 3 PM · rain chance 30% · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 28°−2° by 4 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 46°8° by 11 AM · freezing, low 26°−3° · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 55°13° by 5 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 27°−3° by 5 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Clear
Sunday morningUp to 42°6° by 10 AM · freezing, low 27°−3° · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 11a	Showers	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	30%	15 mph24 km/h from WSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	88%	1
Fri 12p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	20%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	89%	1
Fri 1p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	58%	81%	1
Fri 2p	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	55%	63%	0
Fri 3p	Showers	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	70%	0
Fri 4p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from WNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	89%	0
Fri 5p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	46°8°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	49%	90%	0
Fri 6p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	76%	0
Fri 7p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	42°6°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	76%	0
Fri 8p	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	40°4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	63%	58%	0
Fri 9p	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	39°4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	70%	38%	0
Fri 10p	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	37°3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	72%	72%	0
Fri 11p	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	77%	70%	0
Sat 12a	Mostly clear	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	81%	47%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	85%	29%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	34%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	90%	35%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 38°3°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	93%	25%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 37°3°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	16%	0
Sat 6a	Mostly clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 36°2°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	12%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	26°−3° (likely 26°−3° to 36°2°)	22°−6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	93%	13%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	85%	8%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	9%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	65%	11%	2
Sat 11a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	57%	12%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	52%	11%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	48%	10%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	44%	11%	4
Sat 3p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	41%	8%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	39%	2%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	1%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	52°11° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	44%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	49°9° (likely 41°5° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	46°8° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	41°5° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	70%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	79%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	33°1° (likely 31°−1° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	31°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	31°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 37°3°)	29°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 38°3°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph4 km/h	91%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 27°−3° to 38°3°)	27°−3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	91%	12%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	27°−3° (likely 25°−4° to 40°4°)	27°−3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	91%	22%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	28°−2° (likely 27°−3° to 39°4°)	28°−2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	90%	22%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	30°−1° (likely 28°−2° to 43°6°)	30°−1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	86%	22%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	35°2° (likely 29°−2° to 47°8°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h	77%	20%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	42°6° (likely 33°1° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	67%	17%	2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 23. Showers. High 51°11°, low 26°−3°. Typical 62°17° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 50°10°
  20% chance
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 28°−2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Scattered rain showers before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Low, likely
26°−3°–40°4°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 27°−3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 56°13°, low 26°−3°. Typical 62°17° / 27°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 29°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 27°−3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 56. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. North northeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Low, likely
26°−3°–36°2°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 27°−3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 60°16°, low 30°−1°. Typical 61°16° / 27°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 30°−1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 60. West wind around 0 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Low, likely
27°−3°–37°3°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 27°−3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 27°−3°. Typical 61°16° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 33°0°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
27°−3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 26°−3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 58°14°, low 26°−3°. Typical 60°16° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 31°−1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Low, likely
22°−6°–39°4°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 26°−3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 29°−2°. Typical 60°16° / 26°−3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
23°−5°–36°2°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 26°−3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 30°−1°. Typical 59°15° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
30°−1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 26°−3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 37°3°. Typical 59°15° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 34°1°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Low, likely
25°−4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 26°−3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 53°12°, low 33°1°. Typical 58°14° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–61°16°
Low, likely
16°−9°–43°6°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 25°−4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 32°0°. Typical 58°14° / 25°−4°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°1°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 39°4°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
43°6°–55°13°
Low, likely
11°−12°–47°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 25°−4°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 51°, low 26°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 56°, low 26°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 60°, low 30°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 49–63°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LKN) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Humboldt River near Elko

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 3 cfs

Forecast peak 1.0 ft Sun 10 AM

Reading from Fri 10:10 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Humboldt River above Dixie Creek

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 7 cfs

Forecast peak 2.2 ft Sun 8 AM

Reading from Fri 10:10 AM · NWS gauge page

South Fork Humboldt River above Ten Mile Creek

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Forecast peak 4.5 ft Sat 7 PM

Reading from Fri 9:55 AM · NWS gauge page

Humboldt River near Carlin

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft
Flow: 16 cfs

Forecast peak 0.8 ft Tue 2 PM

Reading from Fri 10:10 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 67% less heating than a typical week.

This week 49Typical 150

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 32
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 14 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 37°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Elko Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1890–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+6°+3°SatOct 17
+4°+2°SunOct 18
+7°+4°MonOct 19
+9°+5°TueOct 20
+8°+4°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Elko weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 47 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:12–6:07 PM; Morning 6:46–7:41 AM
Blue hour: 6:07–6:18 PM; Morning 6:35–6:46 AM; first light 6:35 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 4–6:36 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:23 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

93% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:14 AM · rises 4:25 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southeast from Elko. The highest point on the skyline is about 11,200 ft, 34 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Elko, NV weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Sunday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Humboldt River near Elko

South Fork Humboldt River above Dixie Creek

South Fork Humboldt River above Ten Mile Creek

Humboldt River near Carlin

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Good

Moon