Lemmon Valley, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lemmon Valley, Washoe County.
Full aviation weather for Lemmon Valley is published on the Reno-Stead Airport (KRTS) 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. 6 airfields within reach of Lemmon Valley 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 Lemmon Valley: Reno Tahoe International Airport (KRNO) 16 km · Rose Quartz Ranch Airport (KN49) 45 km · Carson Airport (KCXP) 50 km · Dayton Valley Airpark (KA34) 51 km · Tiger Field (KN58) 52 km
Conditions reported at KRTS describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lemmon Valley specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lemmon Valley.
Lemmon Valley lies cradled within a vast expanse of undulating high desert, where the land stretches towards a horizon often softened by the haze of distance. It lies 7.5 miles north-north-west of Reno, NV (from Reno, NV: bearing 348°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north-west of Sparks. The terrain here is a study in muted tones, a palette of sagebrush green, dusty ochre, and the pale, sun-bleached bone of scattered rock. Canyons, shallow and wide, score the landscape, their dry washes hinting at the ephemeral power of infrequent rains, and the air, especially at dawn, carries a crisp, clean scent that promises a day of brilliant, unobstructed sunlight. Occasional clusters of hardy junipers and pines cling to the slopes, their forms sculpted by the persistent wind, offering small pockets of shade against the pervasive, bright Nevada sky. The history of Lemmon Valley is inextricably linked to the broader narrative of westward expansion and the promise of open land. For generations, this valley has been a place for those seeking a life closer to the earth, a place where the local economy, though modest, has often been sustained by the resilience of ranching and a quiet agricultural spirit. While the roar of distant highways can be felt on the edges of this quietude, the heart of Lemmon Valley beats with a slower cadence, a testament to the enduring appeal of open spaces and a life lived under a sky that seems to hold the secrets of the ages. The very soil here, dry and thirsty, seems to whisper tales of those who once rode these lands, their dreams as vast and untamed as the surrounding wilderness.
Live animated radar for Lemmon Valley 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 | Lemmon Valley, Washoe County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 39.636021°N, 119.843249°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 89506 |
| Area Code | 775 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lemmon Valley, 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 Lemmon Valley includes coordinates 39.636021°N, 119.843249°W, situated in Washoe County. ZIP code 89506. 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.