Temperature
70 F at 12 AM; 81 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 58 F at its coolest, 2 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 70F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 81F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 58F
- 2 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Now. Harry Reid International Airport is 70° and clear at 1 AM. The dew point is 37°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north-northeast at 13 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 85° by 5 PM. Tonight falls to about 66° by 5 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 6, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Monday, near 84°, and the coolest Thursday, near 71°. Rain is likely Tuesday (51%) and Wednesday (57%). Rain is possible Thursday (33%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:03 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:14 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 16 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 1:00 AM in Harry Reid International Airport, Nevada.
Air quality
Index 33, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Las Vegas (NV), 10 miles off.
Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 23, good.
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 5 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 5 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01L / 19R | 9,770 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 23° / 203° | 11 mph head, on 01L | 4 mph from the right |
| 01R / 19L | 9,769 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 25° / 205° | 12 mph head, on 01R | 3 mph from the right |
| 08L / 26R | 14,835 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 90° / 270° | 8 mph head, on 08L | 9 mph from the left |
| 08R / 26L | 10,526 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 90° / 270° | 8 mph head, on 08R | 9 mph from the left |
Measured here
Every hour from Las Vegas - Harry Reid Intl (LAS), Harry Reid International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
70 F at 12 AM; 81 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 58 F at its coolest, 2 AM Thursday.
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
A dew point of 37 F, the air 30% saturated; the humidity ran from 19% at 3 PM Thursday to 53% at 2 AM Thursday.
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
18 mph from the north northeast at 1 AM; at its strongest 24 mph, 2 PM Thursday, with a gust of 37 mph at 1 PM Thursday.
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
30.29 inHg at 1 AM, rising 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.10 inHg higher than a day before.
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
10 miles or more every hour.
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
The lowest cloud base came down to 20,000 ft at 6 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 3 of the hours.
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
The 6 instruments nearest Harry Reid International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Las Vegas - Harry Reid IntlLAS
At an airfield/1.0 mi away/2,175 ft/6 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Red Rock RAWSRRKN2
A remote fire weather station/15.8 mi away/3,766 ft/1,585 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
US-95 MM 53BDCNV
Beside a road/17.6 mi away/1,719 ft/462 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Lovell SummitS2146
At a soil climate station/26.3 mi away/6,582 ft/4,401 ft above here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Las Vegas 7.5 SSENV-CK-123
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/2,201 ft/20 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Las Vegas NvVEF
At a cooperative observer's station/3.1 mi away/2,287 ft/106 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Las Vegas Nv (VEF), 3.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:59. measured daily
22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.