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FXUS65 KLKN 221734
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1034 AM PDT MON JUN 22 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* WARMING TREND TODAY AND TUESDAY
* MODERATE RISK FOR HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES IN THE VALLEYS OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TUESDAY AFTERNOON
* ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN EASTERN NEVADA EACH
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
* MUCH COOLER THIS WEEKEND
DISCUSSION
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
NORTHWARD ACROSS THE SILVER STATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY.
A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND TEN DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. THIS WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK
OF HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES IN THE VALLEYS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEVADA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH HEAT EVENTS LIKE THIS ARE
RELATIVELY COMMON AND HAPPEN MANY TIMES A YEAR, HEAT-RELATED
IMPACTS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THOSE NEW TO THE AREA IF SIMPLE
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. PLAN TO TAKE ACTION TO REDUCE TIME
OUTDOORS, DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, AND REMAIN IN AIR-CONDITIONED
BUILDINGS. HEAT-SENSITIVE GROUPS, SUCH AS THE ELDERLY, YOUNG
CHILDREN, AND THOSE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS MAY NEED ASSISTANCE TO
AVOID HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES. HERE ARE PROBABILITIES OF MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURE OF 95 DEGREES OF HIGHER FOR SELECT LOCATIONS IN
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA ON TUESDAY, JUNE 23RD, 2026:
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - 97%
WINNEMUCCA - 96%
CRESCENT VALLEY - 96%
ELKO - 95%
EUREKA - 95%
CARLIN - 95%
WEST WENDOVER - 85%
WELLS - 85%
TONOPAH - 75%
SPRING CREEK - 50%
ZONAL FLOW ALOFT IS ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN EASTERN NEVADA EACH AFTERNOON AND
EVENING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY DUE TO WEST WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH AND
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS SIX PERCENT. A CYCLONE
ALOFT WILL MEANDER AROUND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND. THIS
WILL RESULT IN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES THIS WEEKEND. BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON, HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEVADA WILL BE ABOUT TEN DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL VALUES.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE
REGARDING A WARMING TREND TODAY AND TUESDAY. HIGH FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IN A MODERATE RISK FOR HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES IN THE
VALLEYS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE REGARDING ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN
EASTERN NEVADA EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
MODERATE FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN MUCH COOLER WEATHER THIS WEEKEND.
NO DEVIATIONS FROM THE NBM MODEL OUTPUT.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
SOUTH WIND GUSTS NEAR 20 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED AT KELY AND KTPH THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
FIRE WEATHER
A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TUESDAY. BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND TEN DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
ANTICIPATED IN EASTERN NEVADA EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY DUE TO WEST WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS SIX PERCENT.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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