Rachel, Nevada Weather
Heat hardens the dust. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rachel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——91°55°—
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——93°61°+2°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——93°62°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——85°65°-8°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle——83°58°-2°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——85°54°+2°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast——86°64°+1°
Ozone at AQI 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 33 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 88 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 88
- UV peak
- 4.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 88
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 5:29 AM
- Moonset
- 2:55 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Heat hardens the dust
Rachel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 3, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.