Tonopah, Nevada Weather
Tonopah, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tonopah, Nye County.
Full aviation weather for Tonopah is published on the Tonopah Airport (KTPH) page, 13 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. 2 airfields within reach of Tonopah have their own pages, listed below.
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.
Other airports near Tonopah: Tonopah Test Range Airport (KTNX) 49 km
Conditions reported at KTPH describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Tonopah specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Tonopah.
About Tonopah, Nevada
Tonopah rises from the vast, undulating expanse of the Great Basin, a place where the sky seems to stretch into forever, a canvas of pale blue brushed with wisps of cloud. It lies 145.6 miles north-north-west of Pahrump, NV (from Pahrump, NV: bearing 332°T). The landscape here is starkly beautiful, a panorama of muted earth tones – ochre, rust, and dusty sage – punctuated by the skeletal remains of long-dormant machinery, silent sentinels against the horizon. Low-slung buildings, weathered by the relentless sun and wind, huddle together as if for warmth, their corrugated metal roofs catching the light in a way that can be almost blinding during the midday glare. The air itself carries a dry, mineral tang, a constant reminder of the earth's deep secrets, and at dusk, the light softens, bathing the rugged terrain in hues of rose and violet, imbuing the silence with a profound, almost sacred stillness. This is a land forged by the promise of silver and gold, a history etched into the very bones of Tonopah. The boom and bust cycles of mining shaped its character, leaving behind a legacy of resilience and a quiet understanding of fortune's fickle nature. The Mizpah Hotel, a grand dame of a bygone era, still stands as a testament to those heady days, its red brick façade a landmark against the desert sky. Today, Tonopah endures, its economy sustained by the ghosts of its past and the present realities of service and transit, a crossroads for those traveling the lonely highways. The distinctive silhouette of the Mount Oddie area, a testament to geological forces, offers a glimpse into the ancient processes that sculpted this dramatic land, a place where the past whispers on the desert breeze.
Live animated radar for Tonopah 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 | Tonopah, Nye County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 38.067155°N, 117.230082°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 89049 |
| Area Code | 702, 725 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tonopah, Nevada Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tonopah, 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 Tonopah includes coordinates 38.067155°N, 117.230082°W, situated in Nye County. ZIP code 89049. 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.
