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FXUS65 KLKN 131023
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
323 AM PDT MON APR 13 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* STRONG, GUSTY WINDS IN CENTRAL NEVADA TODAY
* PRECIPITATION AND MOUNTAIN SNOW CHANCES TODAY ALONG WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES
* QUIETER WEATHER TUESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER WEATHER EVENT OVER
NORTHERN NEVADA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
* FAIR WEATHER RETURNS WITH WARMING TEMPERATURES FRIDAY
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 133 AM PDT MON APR 13 2026
NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE CURENT FORECAST.
DISCUSSION
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: ONGOING UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TO BRING PRECIPITATION AND SNOW CHANCES ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA THROUGH MONDAY. MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES TODAY WITH FREEZING LEVELS ALOFT WILL PRODUCE
RAIN/SNOW MIX AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE VALLEYS YET IS NOT
EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE AS SURFACE TEMPERATURES REACH INTO THE
40S. STRONG GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS UP TO 15-25
MPH, GUSTS 25-35 MPH ACROSS THE CWA WITH STRONGER WINDS OVER
CENTRAL NEVADA WITH SPEEDS UP TO 20-30 MPH, GUSTS 40-50 MPH IS
EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE THIS EVENING WITH WINDS DROPPING BELOW 10
MPH. OVERNIGHT, TEMPERATURES DROP TO BELOW FREEZING WITH SNOW
LEVELS DROPPING BELOW 5000 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING, ALLOWING
SNOW TO ACCUMULATE IN THE VALLEYS. ACCUMULATIONS REMAIN LIGHT WITH
VALLEYS BELOW 1 INCH EXPECTED, HOWEVER UP TO 1-2 INCHES POSSIBLE
OVER HIGHER PASSES AND SUMMITS (UP TO 2-3 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG
US-50). PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT MONDAY UNTIL THE
AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT IS BRINGING IN THE
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL EXIT OUT OF NEVADA TO THE EAST. SOME
LINGERING CHANCES FOR RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW STILL EXPECTED
OVERNIGHT.
TUESDAY, FAIR WEATHER CONDITIONS RETURN OVER NEVADA WITH LIGHT
WINDS AND TEMPERATURES WARMING BACK INTO THE 60S. THIS BRIEF BREAK IN
WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO BE SHORT LIVED AS ANOTHER ROUND OF WEATHER
IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT NORTHERN NEVADA WEDNESDAY, AND PUSH
SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARDS WHITE PINE COUNTY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECIPITATION AND MOUNTAIN SNOW CHANCES INCREASE FOR NORTHERN
NEVADA AND WHITE PINE COUNTY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ELEVATE WITH
THE PASSING FRONT ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA WITH SPEEDS UP TO 15-25
MPH, GUSTS 25-35 MPH BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW NORMAL AGAIN WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S
WEDNESDAY, THEN INTO THE 40S BY THURSDAY. VALLEY SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO BE VERY LIGHT, UP TO 1 INCH AS MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL
HAVE PASSED BY THE TIME SNOW LEVELS DROP BELOW 5000 FEET ACROSS
NORTHERN NEVADA. WHITE PINE COUNTY MAY SEE A LITTLE MORE SNOW IN
THE VALLEYS, WITH AN INCH OR TWO AS MORE PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED OVER THE COUNTY BY THE TIME THE COOLER TEMPERATURES HIT.
BY THURSDAY EVENING, THE FRONT WILL EXIT OUT OF NEVADA TO THE
EAST, LEAVING CALMER WEATHER CONDITIONS BEHIND WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS. FRIDAY, EXPECTED TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN
BELOW NORMAL IN THE 40S. BY THE WEEKEND MODELS STILL SHOW
DISCREPANCIES ON ZONAL FLOW OR UPPER RIDGING, BUT REMAIN
CONSISTENT WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES AS HIGHS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH
BACK INTO THE UPPER 60S BY SUNDAY ALONG WITH LIGHTER WINDS.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH CONFIDENCE OF PRECIPITATION
AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF
VALLEY SNOW TONIGHT. HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY.
HIGH CONFIDENCE FOR FAIR WEATHER TUESDAY. MODERATE CONFIDENCE FOR
ANOTHER ROUND OF UNSETTLING WEATHER IMPACTING NORTHERN NEVADA AND
WHITE PINE COUNTY WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MODERATE CONFIDENCE
OF WARMER TEMPERATURES RETURNING OVER THE WEEKEND. NO CHANGES TO
NBM GRIDS AT THIS TIME.
AVIATION
PERIODS OF VCSH AND -SHRA OVER ALL TERMINALS TODAY. COOLER
TEMPERATURES ALOFT MAY STILL PRODUCE -SN CONDITIONS FOR KELY THIS
AFTERNOON. VFR CONDITIONS DOMINANT BUT PERIODS OF MVFR OR LOWER
CONDITIONS POSSIBLE WITH PASSING STORMS. STRONG
SOUTHWESTERLY/WESTERLY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON UP TO 15-20 KTS, GUSTS
25-30 KTS ACROSS ALL TERMINALS WITH STRONGER WINDS OVER KELY AT
20-30 KTS, GUSTS 30-40 KTS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE TO
BELOW 10 KTS THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL TERMINALS. THE COOLER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO TRANSITION SHOWER ACTIVITIES TO SNOW
OVERNIGHT WITH SOME SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE OVER ALL TERMINALS
EXCEPT FOR KTPH, HOWEVER PROBABILITIES ARE LOW SO WILL REMAIN OUT
OF THE TAFS AT THIS TIME. CIG LEVELS WILL SLIGHTLY IMPROVE THIS
EVENING BUT REMAIN BETWEEN FL050 TO FL100 WITH SOME PASSING STORMS
DROPPING BACK TO FL030-FL040 AT TIMES.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...86
AVIATION...97
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