Elko, Nevada Weather
Elko, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Elko, Elko County.
Full aviation weather for Elko is published on the Elko Regional Airport (KEKO) page, 3 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KEKO describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Elko specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Elko.
About Elko, Nevada
Elko lies at the heart of a vast expanse, a place where the earth’s broad shoulders slope gently towards horizons that stretch into a shimmering haze. It lies 137.1 miles south-south-west of Twin Falls, ID (from Twin Falls, ID: bearing 210°T), and is situated 8.7 miles south-west of Osino. The land itself, a study in muted ochres and sage greens, rolls away in an endless, undulating tide of low hills and wide valleys, punctuated by the stark, sun-bleached bones of ancient riverbeds. Across this immense canvas, the sky reigns supreme, a boundless dome that shifts from the pale, washed-out blue of midday to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of sunset, painting the air with a luminous, almost tangible quality. The wind, a constant companion, whispers through the sparse grasses and rustles the leaves of cottonwoods that cling tenaciously to the watercourses, carrying with it the scent of dry earth and distant sagebrush, a perfume of the high desert. This is Elko, a settlement forged from the rugged spirit of the American West, its story intertwined with the veins of silver and gold that once pulsed beneath its soil. The railroad arrived like a silver thread, binding this remote outpost to the wider world and fueling a boom that echoed through the early days. Later, the discovery of vast underground reservoirs of gold brought renewed prosperity, shaping the modern economy around the relentless extraction of precious metal, a rhythm dictated by the deep earth. Yet, beneath the hum of industry, the character of Elko remains that of the frontier, a place where the independent spirit of ranchers and prospectors still lingers, evident in the straightforward greetings and the quiet resilience of its people. The Humboldt River, a ribbon of life in this arid landscape, murmurs a timeless song, its banks a verdant contrast to the surrounding desert, a reminder of the enduring power of water in a parched land.
Live animated radar for Elko 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 | Elko, Elko County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 40.832421°N, 115.763123°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 89801, 89802, 89803 |
| Area Code | 775 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Elko, Nevada Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Elko, 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 Elko includes coordinates 40.832421°N, 115.763123°W, situated in Elko County. ZIP code 89801, 89802, 89803. 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.
