Tonopah, Nevada Weather
Tonopah, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tonopah, Nye County.
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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.
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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 | July 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, 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 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. 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.
