Rachel, Nevada Weather
Rachel, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rachel, Lincoln County.
Full aviation weather for Rachel is published on the Homey (Area 51) Airport (KXTA) page, 46 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.
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.
Conditions reported at KXTA describe the airfield itself. Weather 46 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rachel specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rachel.
About Rachel, Nevada
Rachel, Nevada, unfolds under a sky so vast it seems to press down on the earth, a stark and beautiful emptiness. It lies 100.1 miles north of Pahrump, NV (from Pahrump, NV: bearing 8°T), and is situated 37.2 miles west-north-west of Alamo. The landscape here is a study in shades of ochre and rust, punctuated by the sparse, tenacious green of creosote bush and sagebrush. Distant mesas rise like ancient, sleeping giants, their flanks softened by the haze of perpetual sun, and the air itself carries a dry, mineral scent, a whisper of the deep earth. The silence is profound, broken only by the sigh of the wind across the baked soil and the occasional cry of a hawk circling high above, a lone sentinel in this immense, sun-drenched theater of rock and sky. This corner of Lincoln County, Nevada, bears the indelible mark of a frontier spirit, a place where the dreams of prospectors and the quiet resilience of those who came after have shaped its character. For decades, the local economy, if one can call it that, was tied to the earth's hidden treasures and the hardy souls who sought them, though now a different kind of visitor finds its way to Rachel, drawn by a mystique that hovers just beyond the tangible. The Little A'Le'Inn, a roadside beacon and unofficial heart of the settlement, serves as both a gathering place and a portal to the region’s more peculiar lore, a reminder that even in the most desolate stretches, human stories and a sense of wonder can take root.
Live animated radar for Rachel 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.
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| Location | Rachel, Lincoln County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 37.644672°N, 115.743645°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 89001 |
| Area Code | 702, 725 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rachel, Nevada Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rachel, 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 Rachel includes coordinates 37.644672°N, 115.743645°W, situated in Lincoln County. ZIP code 89001. 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. 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.
