Golconda, Nevada Weather
Golconda, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Golconda, Humboldt County.
Full aviation weather for Golconda is published on the Winnemucca Municipal Airport (KWMC) page, 27 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 KWMC describe the airfield itself. Weather 27 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Golconda specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Golconda.
About Golconda, Nevada
Golconda rests where the land opens its palm, a scattering of buildings cupped by a broad, ancient valley floor. It lies 154.4 miles north-east of Sparks, NV (from Sparks, NV: bearing 50°T), and is situated 12.9 miles east of Winnemucca. Sagebrush, brittle and silvered, carpets the rolling hills that rise to meet a sky that seems to stretch forever, vast and an almost impossible blue. The Owyhee River, a ribbon of cool, brown water, threads its way through the landscape, reflecting the immense sky and the stoic, sun-baked earth. Here, the air carries the dry, clean scent of dust and distant pine, and the silence is profound, broken only by the sigh of the wind and the occasional call of a hawk circling high overhead. Light, especially in the late afternoon, bleeds gold and ochre across the terrain, softening the hard edges of the mountains and painting the sparse vegetation in hues of burnished copper. The history of Golconda is tied to the passage of water and the hunger for earth’s buried treasures. Once a vital stop along the Humboldt River, it served as a waypoint for travelers and a hub for early mining operations that dotted the surrounding mountains. While the boom times of silver and gold have faded, a quiet resilience remains, sustained by ranchers who work the sprawling ranches and the few businesses that cater to the needs of the local folk and the occasional weary traveler. The enduring character of Golconda is one of quiet endurance, a place where the past whispers in the rustling sagebrush and the future is etched in the patient turning of the seasons.
Live animated radar for Golconda 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 | Golconda, Humboldt County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 40.953236°N, 117.489288°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 89414 |
| Area Code | 775 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Golconda, Nevada Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Golconda, 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 Golconda includes coordinates 40.953236°N, 117.489288°W, situated in Humboldt County. ZIP code 89414. 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.
