Nelson, Nevada Weather
Nelson, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Nelson, Clark County.
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About Nelson, Nevada
Nelson lies at the foot of the Black Mountains, where the ochre earth rises in a series of stark, sun-baked slopes towards a sky that often burns a fierce cerulean. It lies 24.5 miles south-south-east of Henderson, NV (from Henderson, NV: bearing 159°T), and is situated 18.7 miles south of Boulder City. The landscape here is a study in raw, unadorned geology, a place where scrubby creosote bushes cling tenaciously to the gravelly soil, their leathery leaves exuding a pungent, resinous scent after a rare rain. The air itself feels thin and dry, carrying the fine grit of ages, and the silence is profound, broken only by the whisper of the wind or the distant, metallic cry of a hawk circling overhead. The sun, a relentless sovereign, bleaches the colors from the rocks, leaving behind a palette of muted tans, rusts, and pale grays, a testament to the enduring power of erosion and the fierce embrace of the desert. This arid expanse holds the echoes of a boisterous past, a time when the promise of silver and gold drew prospectors and miners to Nelson's rugged embrace. The El Dorado Canyon Mine, a significant vein of precious metals, fueled the early economy, leaving behind a legacy of weathered structures and stories whispered on the desert breeze. While the boom times have long since faded, a sense of resilience and self-sufficiency imbues the remaining inhabitants, their livelihoods now often tied to the rugged beauty that attracts a different kind of explorer—those seeking solace and adventure in this elemental corner of Nevada. The ghost town itself, a collection of skeletal buildings and rusting machinery, stands as a poignant monument to ambition and the harsh realities of frontier life, a place where the past feels less like history and more like a tangible presence.
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| Location | Nelson, Clark County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 35.708042°N, 114.824701°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 89046 |
| Area Code | 702, 725 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Nelson, Nevada Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Nelson, 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 Nelson includes coordinates 35.708042°N, 114.824701°W, situated in Clark County. ZIP code 89046. Telephone area code: 702, 725. Timezone: Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles).
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.
