Cold Springs, Nevada Weather
Cold Springs, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Cold Springs, Washoe County.
Full aviation weather for Cold Springs is published on the Reno-Stead Airport (KRTS) page, 9 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. 4 airfields within reach of Cold Springs 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 Cold Springs: Reno Tahoe International Airport (KRNO) 27 km · Rose Quartz Ranch Airport (KN49) 57 km · Carson Airport (KCXP) 58 km
Conditions reported at KRTS describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Cold Springs specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Cold Springs.
About Cold Springs, Nevada
Cold Springs lies cradled by the vast, undulating terrain of Washoe County, a place where the sky feels impossibly large and the horizon stretches with an ancient promise. It lies 13.5 miles north-west of Reno, NV (from Reno, NV: bearing 320°T), and is situated 7.7 miles west-north-west of Lemmon Valley. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, a palette of sagebrush greens, dusty browns, and the ochre of sun-baked soil, broken by the occasional hardy juniper clinging to rocky outcrops. The air, particularly in the early morning, carries a crisp coolness, a refreshing counterpoint to the sun's eventual dominion, and the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of wind through the sparse vegetation or the distant call of a hawk circling its unseen prey. The very texture of the ground, a mix of loose gravel and resilient, low-lying grasses, speaks of endurance, of life finding its way in a landscape that demands respect. The history of Cold Springs is intrinsically tied to the arid lands it occupies, a narrative of resilience and adaptation. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of open range and the hope of striking it rich, established a presence here, their lives dictated by the rhythms of the seasons and the scarcity of water. While grand mining booms may have passed this particular locality by, its economy has historically found its footing in ranching and the quiet pursuit of self-sufficiency, with hardy livestock grazing the sparse pastures. The character of Cold Springs is one of quiet fortitude, a place where neighbors know each other's names and the pace of life moves with a deliberate, unhurried grace, unburdened by the clamor of larger settlements. The stark beauty of the surrounding high desert, with its panoramic views and the subtle, ever-changing light, imbues the very spirit of Cold Springs.
Live animated radar for Cold Springs 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 | Cold Springs, Washoe County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 39.680186°N, 119.976588°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 89406, 89508 |
| Area Code | 775 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Cold Springs, Nevada Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Cold Springs, 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 Cold Springs includes coordinates 39.680186°N, 119.976588°W, situated in Washoe County. ZIP code 89406, 89508. Telephone area code: 775. 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.
