Empire, Nevada Weather
Empire, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Empire, Carson City (city).
Full aviation weather for Empire is published on the Carson Airport (KCXP) page, 2 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 Empire 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 Empire: Dayton Valley Airpark (KA34) 15 km · Minden-Tahoe Airport (KMEV) 21 km · Rose Quartz Ranch Airport (KN49) 28 km · Reno Tahoe International Airport (KRNO) 35 km · Silver Springs Airport (KSPZ) 47 km
Conditions reported at KCXP describe the airfield itself. Weather 2 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Empire specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Empire.
About Empire, Nevada
Empire exists as a collection of structures clinging to the high desert floor, where the scrub brush and sagebrush claim the more insistent territory. It lies 3.2 miles east-north-east of Carson City, NV (from Carson City, NV: bearing 63°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west-south-west of Dayton. The land here is a study in muted tones – ochre dust, pale grey rock, and the dusty green of resilient vegetation that seems to drink the very light from the sky. The air, when the wind stills, carries a profound quiet, broken only by the distant hum of machinery or the occasional cry of a hawk circling overhead. Sunsets here are a slow, deliberate bleed of color across the vast western horizon, painting the low-slung hills in hues of bruised purple and fiery orange before surrendering to the indigo of a star-dusted night. The history of Empire is intrinsically tied to the extraction of its mineral wealth. For decades, the rhythmic clang of pickaxes and the rumble of ore carts were the prevailing soundtrack, a testament to the hardscrabble labor that shaped this remote corner of the state. While the most intensive mining days have largely passed, the legacy remains, influencing the hardy, self-reliant character of its residents and the enduring, though now more subdued, local economy. Small businesses cater to the needs of those who remain, a quiet resilience in the face of the vast, indifferent landscape that surrounds Empire.
Live animated radar for Empire 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 | Empire, Carson City (city), Nevada |
| Coordinates | 39.184911°N, 119.713235°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 89706, 89701, 89405 |
| Area Code | 775 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Empire, Nevada Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Empire, 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 Empire includes coordinates 39.184911°N, 119.713235°W, situated in Carson City (city). ZIP code 89706, 89701, 89405. 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.
