Observed 4:55 PM PDT at KHTH

Walker Lake, NV weather

Sunny and 54°12°, 12°7° colder than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts differ

Now 54°12°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the west-northwest. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 34°1°; Dry, static shocks likely
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.17 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Low 41°5° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 63°17° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 42°6° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 66°19° by 3 PM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 5p	Sunny	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	42%	4%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	54°12° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	52°11° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	46%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	50°10° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	48%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 42°6° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	52%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 41°5° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	52%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	52%	3%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	57%	5%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	60%	7%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	62%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	63%	47%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	42°6° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	62%	35%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	60%	12%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	43°6° (likely 39°4° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	57%	13%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	54%	35%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	50%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	65%	4
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	41%	62%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	35%	55%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	32%	51%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	30%	53%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	29%	55%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	27%	68%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	30%	76%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	31%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	35%	73%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	37%	73%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	73%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	41%	71%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	40%	67%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	41%	57%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	44%	32%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	5%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	14%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	20%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	40°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	20%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	39°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	23%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	18%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	22%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	36%	19%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	31%	19%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	26%	5%	5
Mon 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	23%	3%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	20%	4%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	18%	25%	4
Mon 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	18%	5%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 41°5°. Typical 68°20° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 56. North wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–56°13°
Low, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 64. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind 0 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 39°4°
Wind
5 mph8 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 67°19°, low 40°4°. Typical 67°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 67. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 0 to 10 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 46°8°. Typical 66°19° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
38°3°–48°9°
Typical high / low
66°19° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 42°6°. Typical 65°18° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 55°13°, low 39°4°. Typical 65°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Low, likely
36°2°–49°9°
Typical high / low
65°18° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 48°9°, low 36°2°. Typical 64°18° / 37°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Low, likely
32°0°–41°5°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 35°2°. Typical 64°18° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 40°5°
  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
39°4°–56°13°
Low, likely
27°−3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
64°18° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Mostly sunny. High 53°12°, low 38°3°. Typical 63°17° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  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
44°7°–57°14°
Low, likely
32°0°–42°6°
Typical high / low
63°17° / 36°2°
Wind
7 mph10 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 56°, low 41°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 64°, low 44°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 67°, low 40°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 48–63°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (REV) (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

East Walker River above Strosnider Ditch

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 88 cfs

Forecast peak 3.4 ft Wed 6 PM

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Walker River at Walker Lake

2.3 mi

Level: 3914 ft
Flow: 1,130,000 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Walker River nr mouth at Walker Lake

10 mi

Level: -1.6 ft

Reading from Sat 4:05 PM · NWS gauge page

East Walker R at Morgan Bridge

13 mi

Level: 8.0 ft
Flow: 109 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 71% less heating than a typical week.

This week 26Typical 90

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 17
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 34°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Hawthorne · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1954–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Walker Lake weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 51 min; Losing 2 min 16 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 23 min less
Golden hour: 5:27–6:20 PM; Morning 6:56–7:50 AM
Blue hour: 6:20–6:31 PM; Morning 6:46–6:56 AM; first light 6:46 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 6:31 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:34 AM · rises 5:03 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southwest from Walker Lake. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,900 ft, 6 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.