Las Vegas is making water news again, and here’s what’s making headlines for the weekend of November 9, 2025. According to KTNV Channel 13, Southern Nevada’s water supplies have stayed steady through October, with Lake Mead’s water level unchanged since the start of last month. Even so, Lake Mead is now 3 feet lower compared to this time last year and sits at just 32 percent capacity. That means the city’s primary reservoir remains deeply affected by years of Colorado River decline, with current levels still below those from 2020 through 2024.
Lake Powell, another critical link for the Colorado River, has dropped even further and is now at 28 percent full, down 31 feet from last year. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation continues to enforce a tier one shortage for Nevada, which will last through next year and limits how much Colorado River water can flow to the state.
Still, there’s a glimmer of good news for Las Vegas. Rainfall last month was unusually high, making it the city’s sixth wettest October on record. That helped improve drought conditions: about 22 percent of Nevada is no longer classified as dry or in drought, the best drought news the state has seen in months. However, November typically brings little rainfall, with AccuWeather, EaseWeather, and Weather2Travel agreeing that Las Vegas in November averages just two rainy days and about 11 millimeters of precipitation. Looking at the past 48 hours, there has been no measurable rain, with sunny skies dominating and temperatures hovering between 21 and 30 degrees Celsius.
Las Vegas water quality also remains stable for drinking and daily use, thanks to the city’s advanced water recycling systems. Vegas PBS reports ongoing infrastructure upgrades in North Las Vegas—at the Apex project—to expand the city’s ability to recycle and reuse water, even as supply concerns from tariff policies on imported materials linger in the background.
But it’s not all ponds and roses beneath the ground. The Las Vegas Review-Journal highlights a hidden crisis: groundwater wells across the region are steadily dropping. About 40 percent of Nevada’s 6,500 monitored wells have shown sharp declines, raising concern among hydrologists. Groundwater’s slow decline doesn’t cause headlines like Lake Mead’s dramatic drop, but it poses long term risks for both people and desert ecosystems—the small green wetland pockets in places like Spring Mountain Ranch and Ash Meadows could see irreversible damage if the trend continues.
Climate data from Climate-Data.org and WeatherSpark shows that, despite some recent wet months, Las Vegas November remains reliably dry, with less than a half-inch of total precipitation and humidity levels averaging 27 to 35 percent. Days are sunny, with 11 hours or more of daylight and very little cloud cover, making outdoor activities possible but conserving water always a priority.
For the policy watchers, early November is the target for crucial Colorado River water allocation talks, as current sharing agreements expire next year. All eyes are on state negotiators, as their decisions will set the direction for how Las Vegas and the rest of Southern Nevada manage water for years to come.
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