Moapa, Nevada Weather
Moapa, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Moapa, Clark County.
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About Moapa, Nevada
Moapa rests in a vast, sun-baked basin, a place where the earth is the color of old rust and the sky stretches out in an unbroken, brilliant blue, save for the occasional dust devil that dances across the landscape like a spectral choreographer. It lies 40.8 miles north-east of Sunrise Manor, NV (from Sunrise Manor, NV: bearing 38°T), and is situated 1.5 miles west-south-west of Moapa Town. The Virgin River, a persistent ribbon of life, carves its way through this arid expanse, its banks softened by a fringe of cottonwood trees whose leaves, even in the dry heat, hold a whisper of green. The air itself carries a dry, mineral tang, a breath of the ancient rock and tenacious sagebrush that define this corner of the desert, and in the early morning, before the sun truly asserts its dominance, a soft, almost pearly light washes over the low, scrub-covered hills, lending them a temporary gentleness. This is a land shaped by water and by the enduring spirit of those who have sought to coax life from its challenging soil. For generations, the Moapa Valley has been a fertile crescent, its agricultural roots reaching back to the earliest inhabitants who understood the river's bounty. Today, the local economy still leans on the land, with fields of alfalfa and other crops flourishing under the relentless Nevada sun, a testament to human perseverance and the careful management of precious water. The distinctive character of Moapa is also tied to its unique geological formations, the striking red rock canyons and washes that offer a stark, almost primal beauty, a place where the silence of the desert is broken only by the wind and the distant cry of a hawk.
Live animated radar for Moapa and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Moapa, Clark County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 36.675805°N, 114.620823°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time |
| ZIP Code(s) | 89025, 89067, 89021 |
| Area Code | 702, 725 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Moapa, Nevada Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Moapa, Nevada, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Moapa includes coordinates 36.675805°N, 114.620823°W, situated in Clark County. ZIP code 89025, 89067, 89021. Telephone area code: 702, 725. Timezone: Pacific Time.
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
