Boulder City, Nevada Weather
Boulder City, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Boulder City, Clark County.
Full aviation weather for Boulder City is published on the Boulder City Municipal Airport (KBVU) page, 4 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Boulder City have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Boulder City: Henderson Executive Airport (KHND) 27 km · Harry Reid International Airport (KLAS) 31 km · Nellis Air Force Base (KLSV) 34 km · North Las Vegas Airport (KVGT) 41 km · Temple Bar Airport (KU30) 45 km
Conditions reported at KBVU describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Boulder City specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Boulder City.
About Boulder City, Nevada
Boulder City rises from the Mojave Desert floor, a geometric testament to human will against the vast, ochre canvas of Nevada. It lies 9.4 miles east-south-east of Henderson, NV (from Henderson, NV: bearing 117°T), and is situated 19.4 miles east-south-east of Paradise. The landscape here is starkly beautiful, a realm of sun-baked earth and rugged, eroded hills that cradle the city like cupped hands. High desert skies, an impossibly vivid blue by day, bleed into hues of rose and violet as evening approaches, painting the distant mountains with a painterly touch. The air itself carries a dry, clean scent, tinged with the faint, dry whisper of creosote bush and the mineral tang of ancient rock. Even the wind, when it blows, seems to carry the accumulated silence of millennia, a slow, deliberate breath across the thirsty land. Boulder City was born of a monumental endeavor, its very existence tied to the colossal Hoover Dam, a feat of engineering that tamed the mighty Colorado River and brought life-giving water and power to the arid Southwest. This history imbues the city with a unique character, a blend of purpose and quiet resilience. For decades, it served as a company town, housing the men and women who built and maintained the dam, fostering a sense of shared accomplishment and a close-knit community. While the dam remains the region's primary economic engine, Boulder City has also cultivated a vibrant local economy, attracting artists and entrepreneurs drawn to its distinctive charm and the low-key, yet purposeful, rhythm of everyday life. Its distinctive lack of casinos, a conscious choice by its founders, allows a different kind of sparkle to emerge, one found in the meticulously maintained historic architecture and the genuine warmth of its residents.
Live animated radar for Boulder City and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Boulder City, Clark County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 35.978591°N, 114.832485°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 89005, 89006 |
| Area Code | 702, 725 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Boulder City, Nevada Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Boulder City, Nevada, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Boulder City includes coordinates 35.978591°N, 114.832485°W, situated in Clark County. ZIP code 89005, 89006. Telephone area code: 702, 725. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
