Observed 3:35 PM PDT at KWMC

Fort McDermitt, NV weather

Sunny and 54°12°.

Mostly agree

Now 54°12°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry · down to 22°−6° by 4 PM
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.16 inHg1021 hPa; Falling · −0.08 inHg−2.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° warmer than this time yesterday (46°8° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

Hard freeze tomorrow 4–9 AM (low 28°−2°)
Low 28°−2° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 40°4° tomorrow by 9 AM
Below freezing Monday 6–8 AM (low 32°0°)
Gusts to 28 mph45 km/h Monday from 1 PM

This afternoonNear 55°13° · Clear
TonightDown to 30°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 30°−1° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · freezing, low 28°−2° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 58°14° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 35°2° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 53°12° by 11 AM · freezing, low 32°0° · Clear
Monday afternoonNear 56°13° · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	30%	0%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	29%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	29%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	52°11° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	34%	1%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	39°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	58%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 39°4°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	59%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	61%	3%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	14%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	63%	35%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	29°−2° (likely 29°−2° to 38°3°)	25°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	44%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	28°−2° (likely 28°−2° to 38°3°)	24°−4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	65%	55%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly cloudy	32°0° (likely 31°−1° to 38°3°)	29°−2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	59%	33%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	40°4° (likely 34°1° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	43%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	41%	53%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	36%	58%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	37%	59%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	34%	62%	4
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	32%	65%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	33%	70%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	34%	65%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	34%	64%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	38%	57%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	48%	75%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	75%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	31%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	25%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	57%	6%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 44°7°)	32°0°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	36°2° (likely 36°2° to 44°7°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 44°7°)	30°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	63%	2%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 43°6°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	66%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Sunny	32°0° (likely 32°0° to 43°6°)	26°−3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	66%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	35°2° (likely 33°1° to 42°6°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	63%	2%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	40°4° (likely 35°2° to 46°8°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	27%	1
Mon 10a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	45%	53%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 44°7° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	36%	28%	3
Mon 12p	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	33%	32%	4
Mon 1p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	15 mph24 km/h from SW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	33%	33%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	20 mph32 km/h from SW, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	34%	35%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 55°13°, low 27°−3°. Typical 62°17° / 25°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 30°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 55. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
25°−4°–32°0°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 25°−4°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 31°−1°. Typical 62°17° / 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 32°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
30°−1°–38°3°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 24°−4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 57°14°, low 25°−4°. Typical 61°16° / 24°−4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 40°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 32°0°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. South southwest wind 5 to 20 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
25°−4°–40°4°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 24°−4°
Wind
25 mph40 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Partly sunny. High 54°12°, low 26°−3°. Typical 60°16° / 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 31°0°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 41°5°
  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 54.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Low, likely
24°−4°–36°2°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 24°−4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 56°13°, low 28°−2°. Typical 60°16° / 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Low, likely
28°−2°–34°1°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 24°−4°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 26°−3°. Typical 60°16° / 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 44°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: Isolated rain and snow showers between 11pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
26°−3°–40°4°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 24°−4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 52°11°, low 24°−4°. Typical 59°15° / 24°−4°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 35°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 27°−3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Isolated rain showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Night: Isolated rain showers before 8pm, then scattered rain and snow showers between 8pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Low, likely
24°−4°–35°2°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 24°−4°
Wind
18 mph30 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 44°7°, low 27°−3°. Typical 59°15° / 24°−4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 35°2°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 26°−3°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Low, likely
16°−9°–32°0°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 24°−4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 46°8°, low 27°−3°. Typical 58°14° / 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 28°−2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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
41°5°–52°11°
Low, likely
16°−9°–32°0°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 23°−5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 47°8°, low 32°0°. Typical 58°14° / 23°−5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°4°
  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
42°6°–50°10°
Low, likely
26°−3°–40°4°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 23°−5°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 55°, low 27°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 59°, low 31°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 57°, low 25°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 44–56°.

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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Quinn River

2.3 mi

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Mcdermitt Creek nr Mcdermitt, NV

9.8 mi

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 74% less heating than a typical week.

This week 41Typical 159

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 30
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 32°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?

Mcdermitt · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+3°+2°SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
+3°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Fort McDermitt weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:16–6:12 PM; Morning 6:56–7:52 AM
Blue hour: 6:12–6:23 PM; Morning 6:45–6:56 AM; first light 6:45 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:23 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:32 AM · rises 4:55 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southeast from Fort McDermitt. The highest point on the skyline is about 9,500 ft, 21 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 4.5× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.