Wadsworth, Nevada Weather
Wadsworth, Nevada — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wadsworth, Washoe County.
Full aviation weather for Wadsworth is published on the Tiger Field (KN58) page, 9 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. 6 airfields within reach of Wadsworth 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 Wadsworth: Silver Springs Airport (KSPZ) 26 km · Rose Quartz Ranch Airport (KN49) 36 km · Reno Tahoe International Airport (KRNO) 44 km · Dayton Valley Airpark (KA34) 50 km · Reno-Stead Airport (KRTS) 51 km
Conditions reported at KN58 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wadsworth specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wadsworth.
About Wadsworth, Nevada
Wadsworth rests in a wide basin where the Truckee River, a lifeline of cool water, carves its path through the arid landscape. It lies 25.8 miles east-north-east of Sparks, NV (from Sparks, NV: bearing 74°T), and is situated 2.5 miles north-west of Fernley. The land here is a study in muted earth tones, ochre and pale gold meeting the hazy blue of distant mountains. Sagebrush, tough and resilient, carpets the rolling terrain, punctuated by the occasional hardy juniper. The air, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a dry, clean scent, a whisper of dust and distant pine. It’s a place where the sky feels immense, a vast canvas that shifts from the pale wash of morning to the fiery spectacle of dusk, casting long, dramatic shadows across the plains. This corner of Washoe County has long been a point of passage, its history tied to the ebb and flow of human movement and the resources the land offers. For generations, the Truckee River has sustained life and agriculture, its waters nourishing fields that contrast sharply with the surrounding desert. The economy of Wadsworth has always found its strength in what can be coaxed from the soil and the services it can provide to those traversing the region. The rhythm of life here is measured, not by the frantic pulse of a metropolis, but by the slow turning of seasons and the steady hum of the river, a constant, quiet presence that has shaped the very character of Wadsworth.
Live animated radar for Wadsworth 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Wadsworth, Washoe County, Nevada |
| Coordinates | 39.633801°N, 119.285448°W |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 89442 |
| Area Code | 775 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wadsworth, Nevada Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wadsworth, 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 Wadsworth includes coordinates 39.633801°N, 119.285448°W, situated in Washoe County. ZIP code 89442. Telephone area code: 775. 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.
