Topaz Lake, Nevada Weather
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Topaz Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——89°48°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——88°59°-1°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——78°53°-10°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——76°48°-2°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle—0.02″66°51°-10°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Snow Shwrs13%0.19″54°46°-12°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle—0.07″57°44°+3°
Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 708 by mid-afternoon.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 11 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 708 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 10.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 708
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 6:26 AM
- Moonset
- 4:09 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Coastal fog thickens at dawn
Topaz Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 8 (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 4, 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.
Planting calendar
| Month | Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| January | — | — |
| February | — | — |
| March | — | — |
| April | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes | — |
| May | lettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| June | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | lettuce, peas, radishes |
| July | tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| August | — | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| September | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | tomatoes, beans, summer squash |
| October | fall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots | winter squash, tomatoes (last) |
| November | — | — |
| December | — | — |
A year in weather
Topaz Lake's warmest month is July (~73°F mean) and its coldest is December (~34°F). Rainfall peaks in March (1.1 inches) and bottoms out in June (0.1 inches).
| Month | Mean temp | Precip | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 0.6″ | 1 |
| February | 38° | 0.4″ | 1 |
| March | 43° | 1.1″ | 2 |
| April | 48° | 0.3″ | 1 |
| May | 56° | 0.6″ | 2 |
| June | 65° | 0.1″ | 1 |
| July | 73° | 0.3″ | 1 |
| August | 72° | 0.3″ | 1 |
| September | 64° | 0.2″ | 1 |
| October | 53° | 0.3″ | 1 |
| November | 42° | 0.7″ | 1 |
| December | 34° | 1.0″ | 3 |
Regional context
Topaz Lake's baseline climate, derived from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals at the nearest reporting station, swings from a January mean of 35°F to a July mean of 73°F — a 39°F seasonal arc typical of the mid-latitude bands. Annual precipitation runs about 5.9 inches spread across roughly 14 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
Precipitation peaks in the cool season: March averages 1.1 inches across 1.9 days with measurable rain, mostly from frontal systems and winter storms, while June bottoms out at 0.1 inches across just 0.5 rainy days during the drier warm-season stretch. The pattern groups Topaz Lake with places like Topaz Ranch Estates, NV, Double Spring, NV and Carter Springs, NV, places whose summer-dry rhythm and cool-season-wet recharge run on the same regional storm-track exposure.
The frost-sensitive growing window opens around mid-April, when overnight lows reliably clear freezing for cool-season crops like peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes. Warm-soil crops — tomatoes, peppers, eggplant — wait until soil temperatures reach the mid-50s°F, usually two weeks past the last-frost date. The window closes around mid-November, when overnight lows resume dipping below freezing and frost-tender plants need protection or harvest. These dates represent 30-year central tendencies; actual year-to-year variation can shift either bookend by 7-14 days, and local microclimate features within Topaz Lake — cold-air drainage on calm clear nights, slope aspect, distance from any nearby lake or river — can push the practical frost window earlier or later than the regional average.
Similar climates: Topaz Ranch Estates, NV, Double Spring, NV, Carter Springs, NV, Smith Valley, NV, Ruhenstroth, NV.
Frequently asked
- When does it freeze in Topaz Lake?
- Topaz Lake's last spring frost typically falls around mid-April, and the first fall frost arrives around mid-November.
- What is the rainy season in Topaz Lake?
- March is the wettest month with about 1.1 inches of rain on average; the city receives roughly 6 inches annually.
- What is the warmest month in Topaz Lake?
- July is typically warmest, averaging about 73°F.
- What is the coldest month in Topaz Lake?
- December is typically coldest, averaging about 34°F.
- When can I start a vegetable garden in Topaz Lake?
- Cool-season crops (peas, lettuce) can be sown around the last spring frost (mid-April); warm-season crops (tomatoes, peppers) wait until 1–2 weeks after.
- How many rainy days does Topaz Lake get?
- Topaz Lake averages about 14 rainy days per year.
- What hardiness zone is Topaz Lake?
- Topaz Lake's USDA hardiness zone is determined by its lowest average winter temperature; check the USDA's online lookup with the city ZIP for the current zone designation.
Climate
Topaz Lake, Nevada sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone. January means hover near 35°F while July averages 73°F — a 39°F seasonal swing.
Across the year, Topaz Lake receives about 6 inches of precipitation spread over roughly 14 rainy days.
The rhythm of the year is set by latitude (38.7°N), proximity to large water bodies, and elevation — all of which shape what grows here, when frost is likely, and what the weather story looks like day to day.