Preston, Nevada Weather
Preston, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Preston, White Pine County.
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About Preston, Nevada
Preston rests within a vast, ochre-dusted expanse, a place where the sky seems to stretch infinitely. It lies 138.0 miles north-west of Cedar City, UT (from Cedar City, UT: bearing 309°T), and is situated 24.8 miles south-south-west of Ely. The land here is a study in muted tones: sagebrush carpets the rolling hills, punctuated by the stark, skeletal forms of juniper trees clinging to rocky outcrops. The air, when the sun begins its slow descent, carries a dry, clean scent of dust and resilient desert flora, and the light itself seems to thicken, casting long, ethereal shadows that transform the familiar contours of the landscape into something ancient and profound. Here, the silence is not empty, but a resonant hum of wind whistling through canyons and the distant, almost imperceptible stirrings of unseen creatures in the scrub. The character of Preston is inextricably tied to the earth it inhabits and the whispers of its past. This is a landscape that has long drawn those seeking fortune and solitude, its history etched in the remnants of mining endeavors that once pulsed with vibrant, if fleeting, life. The local economy, while perhaps less boisterous than in its boomtown days, still finds its footing in the sturdy resilience of its people and a quiet dependence on the land's resources. The very feel of Preston is one of patient endurance, a place where life moves with the measured cadence of the seasons, unhurried by the clamor of the outside world, and where the stark beauty of the Nevada desert offers a constant, profound reminder of nature's enduring power.
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| Location | Preston, White Pine County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 38.913553°N, 115.060573°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 89317 |
| Area Code | 702, 725 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Preston, Nevada Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Preston, 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 Preston includes coordinates 38.913553°N, 115.060573°W, situated in White Pine County. ZIP code 89317. 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.
