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FXUS65 KLKN 290913
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
213 AM PDT MON JUN 29 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* FROST AND FREEZE HEADLINES ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH 8:00 AM PDT
THIS MORNING
* LIGHT SHOWERS LINGER ACROSS ELKO COUNTY THIS MORNING
* DRY THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S
* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY ACROSS NE NEVADA
* TEMPERATURES TREND WARMER THROUGH THE WEEK
DISCUSSION
(TODAY THROUGH NEXT MONDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: THE REGION IS TRANSITIONING OUT OF AN
ACTIVE WEEKEND THAT BROUGHT STRONG WINDS AND COLD AIR TO NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEVADA. FROST ADVISORIES AND FREEZE WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT THROUGH 8 AM THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA, AS
UNSEASONABLE COLD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES THREATEN SENSITIVE
VEGETATION. MAINLY ACROSS ELKO COUNTY, A 15% CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN
SHOWERS WILL ALSO LINGER THROUGH THE MID-MORNING HOURS TODAY
BEFORE CLEARING OUT. UNSEASONABLY COOL TODAY WITH DAYTIME HIGH
TEMPERATURES STAYING IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S.
A STEADY WARMING TREND BRINGS SEASONAL 80-DEGREE TEMPERATURES BACK
TO THE REGION MID-WEEK, BUT IT WILL ALSO INTRODUCE A BRIEF UPTICK
IN INSTABILITY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. ELKO COUNTY HOLDS THE HIGHEST
LIKELIHOOD FOR ACTIVE WEATHER WITH A 20% CHANCE OF ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. SURROUNDING COUNTIES WILL HAVE A 10% CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS INCLUDING THE WINNEMUCCA AND ELY AREAS. INTO NYE
COUNTY INCLUDING TONOPAH THUNDERSTORM CHANCES ON WEDNESDAY ARE
ONLY AROUND 5%. QUIET AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK ALONG WITH A CONTINUED WARMING TREND WHICH
WILL SEND HIGHS BACK INTO THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S BY SATURDAY.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: CONFIDENCE IS MODERATE TO HIGH
REGARDING THE COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING. LOW TO MODERATE
CONFIDENCE FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST NEVADA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO NBM
GRIDS AT THIS TIME.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS AT ALL TAF TERMINALS TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS TODAY
WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO 15 KNOTS.
FIRE WEATHER
LIGHT SHOWERS ACROSS MAINLY ELKO COUNTY ENDING THIS MORNING. MUCH
LIGHTER WINDS TODAY, UP TO AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 15
MPH. WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE A 5 TO 15 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORM, HIGHEST ACROSS ELKO COUNTY, LOWEST ACROSS
CENTRAL NEVADA ZONES. TEMPERATURES TREND WARMER THROUGH THE WEEK.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING
NVZ031-034-035-037>039.
FROST ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING NVZ036.
DISCUSSION...96
AVIATION...96
FIRE WEATHER...96
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