US-93 · AZ / NV
Phoenix to Las Vegas drive weather
Phoenix, AZ to Las Vegas, NV · 302 miles, about 4 h 49 min by the planner's route
Also covers the drive back from Las Vegas to Phoenix.
The drive from Phoenix to Las Vegas leaves the Valley through Wickenburg and follows US-93 north across the high desert to Kingman, then crosses the Colorado River below Hoover Dam into Boulder City and Henderson. Three NWS offices forecast different stretches, so a storm in the high country can bring alerts that Phoenix and Las Vegas do not have.
Plan this drive with your own departure timeConditions at Fri, 1:00 AM MST
Highest risk along US-93: 5 of 5 (severe), departing at that time.
- NWS Lake Wind Advisory, until Sat, 5:00 PM MST
- DOT: Road closed — Glendale Ave (eastbound)
- DOT: Road closed — Glendale Ave (westbound)
The road authority linked below has the final word on closures and chain requirements.
30 min of severe risk, worst between Citrus Park, AZ and Wickenburg, AZ (road closed)
Time in weather: 30 min severe · 4 h 19 min clear
Conditions: Cloudy, Clear
Checkpoints along US-93
| Where | You pass | Weather | Risk | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix, AZ | Fri 2:00 AM | 60°F | low | Nothing flagged |
| Citrus Park, AZ | Fri 2:30 AM | 58°F | severe | AZTech (Maricopa County): Road closed — Glendale Ave (eastbound) |
| Wickenburg, AZ | Fri 3:00 AM | 53°F | low | Nothing flagged |
| Congress, AZ | Fri 3:30 AM | 51°F | low | Nothing flagged |
| Bagdad, AZ | Fri 4:00 AM | 49°Fpavement 56°F | low | Nothing flagged |
| US-93 between Bagdad, AZ and New Kingman-Butler, AZ | Fri 4:30 AM | 47°F | low | Nothing flagged |
| New Kingman-Butler, AZ | Fri 5:00 AM | 44°F | low | Nothing flagged |
| Dolan Springs, AZ | Fri 5:30 AM | 49°F | low | Nothing flagged |
| Boulder City, NV | Fri 6:00 AM | 52°F | low | NWS Lake Wind Advisory in effect until Sat 4:00 PM |
| Henderson, NV | Fri 6:30 AM | 52°F | low | Nothing flagged |
| Las Vegas, NV | Fri 6:48 AM | 55°F | low | Nothing flagged |
Weather to know about on this drive
- Three NWS offices cover the drive: Phoenix for the Valley and Wickenburg, Flagstaff for the high desert north of Congress, and Las Vegas from the Bagdad area through Kingman to Las Vegas.
- In the November 2019 storm, NWS Flagstaff reported heavy snow and low visibility on I-40 near Kingman and a preemptive closure of I-40 between Kingman and Winslow.
- Arizona 511 (ADOT) and Nevada 511 report closures on their sides of the Colorado River.
Official sources for every state on the route
- Arizona 511 (ADOT)
- Nevada 511
- NWS Phoenix
- NWS Flagstaff
- NWS Las Vegas
- NWS Flagstaff: November 2019 snowstorm
Mountain passes and corridors on this drive
Questions about driving from Phoenix to Las Vegas
- What is the weather like driving from Phoenix to Las Vegas in winter?
- Usually dry, but the high desert between Wickenburg and Kingman is forecast by NWS Flagstaff and NWS Las Vegas, not Phoenix, and can get winter storms the cities miss; in November 2019 NWS Flagstaff reported heavy snow near Kingman. Check the forecast for the hour you will be on that stretch.
- Which part of the drive is most affected by weather?
- The high desert stretch around Kingman, forecast by NWS Flagstaff and NWS Las Vegas. This page shows alerts from all three offices on the route and the forecast at each checkpoint.
Conditions change by the hour. This page is a planning aid built on public forecasts and DOT feeds; the road authorities linked above have the final word on closures and chain requirements.
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