Fallon, Nevada Weather
Fallon, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Fallon, Churchill County.
Full aviation weather for Fallon is published on the Fallon Municipal Airport (KFLX) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Fallon 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 Fallon: Fallon Naval Air Station (KNFL) 9 km · Tiger Field (KN58) 41 km · Silver Springs Airport (KSPZ) 41 km
Conditions reported at KFLX describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fallon specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Fallon, Nevada
Fallon rests in a broad, sun-drenched basin, where the Carson River, a shy ribbon of life, patiently nourishes the arid earth. It lies 52.2 miles east of Sparks, NV (from Sparks, NV: bearing 94°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north-west of Fallon Station. The landscape here is a study in muted grandeur, a vast canvas of dusty sagebrush and hardy grasses that ripple under the immense Nevada sky. Distant mountains, their flanks softened by the haze of distance, stand as silent sentinels, their peaks catching the gold of the setting sun and casting long, indigo shadows across the plains. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent of dry earth and distant water, a subtle perfume that speaks of resilience and quiet endurance. Even the wind, when it sighs across the open country, seems to carry the whispers of ages, a gentle exhalation from the land itself. Fallon, a place carved from the heart of the Lahontan Valley, has a story woven into the very fabric of its agricultural heritage. Once a vast inland sea, the remnants of Lake Lahontan have sculpted the terrain, leaving behind terraces and ancient shorelines that hint at a different, wetter past. Today, the Carson River, a vital artery, sustains a thriving agricultural economy, with fields of alfalfa and the distinctive green of irrigated pastures a testament to human ingenuity in this desert expanse. The legacy of early pioneers and the development of irrigation projects are palpable, a spirit of tenacious cultivation that defines the character of Fallon. This enduring connection to the land, coupled with the presence of the Naval Air Station Fallon, a crucial training ground for aviators, creates a unique blend of rural tradition and modern strategic importance, a distinctive pulse in the quiet rhythm of this Nevada settlement.
Live animated radar for Fallon 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.
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| Location | Fallon, Churchill County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 39.473529°N, 118.777374°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 89406, 89407, 89496 |
| Area Code | 775 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fallon, Nevada Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fallon, 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 Fallon includes coordinates 39.473529°N, 118.777374°W, situated in Churchill County. ZIP code 89406, 89407, 89496. 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.
