Pahrump, Nevada Weather
Pahrump, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Pahrump, Nye County.
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About Pahrump, Nevada
Pahrump rises from a vast, arid basin, a sprawling settlement etched against the stark beauty of the Mojave Desert. It lies 36.9 miles west of Summerlin South, NV (from Summerlin South, NV: bearing 278°T), and is situated 33.4 miles north-west of Sandy Valley. The landscape here is a study in muted earth tones: pale ochre dust devils dance on the horizon, and scrubby creosote bushes cling tenaciously to the sandy soil, their leathery leaves breathing a sharp, clean scent into the air. In the distance, the Spring Mountains stand like ancient, weathered sentinels, their peaks often dusted with a surprising cap of snow, a stark contrast to the sun-baked plains below. The sky overhead is an immense canvas, shifting from a searing, bleached blue during the day to a deep, star-strewn velvet as dusk bleeds across the west, painting the mountains in shades of lavender and rose. The story of Pahrump is one of resilience and adaptation, a testament to human will in a challenging environment. Once the domain of indigenous Paiute people, the area began to draw settlers seeking fertile ground, discovering an underground aquifer that made agriculture possible in this seemingly inhospitable land. Early efforts focused on alfalfa and cotton, and even today, the hum of agricultural machinery can be heard, a persistent, quiet counterpoint to the desert silence. More recently, Pahrump has become a haven for those seeking a different pace of life, a place where the entrepreneurial spirit thrives, evident in the diverse businesses that dot the landscape, from sprawling RV parks to independent casinos and a growing number of cannabis dispensaries, each a small beacon of commerce against the immensity of the desert. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a peculiar stillness, a profound quiet that seems to absorb all noise, leaving only the whisper of the wind and the distant, almost mournful call of a coyote.
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| Location | Pahrump, Nye County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 36.208294°N, 115.983915°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 89048, 89041, 89060, 89061 |
| Area Code | 702, 725 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Pahrump, Nevada Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Pahrump, 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 Pahrump includes coordinates 36.208294°N, 115.983915°W, situated in Nye County. ZIP code 89048, 89041, 89060, 89061. 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.
