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FXUS65 KLKN 062055
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
155 PM PDT WED MAY 6 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* WARMING TREND WILL START IN EARNEST TODAY AND LAST THROUGH THE
REST OF THE WEEK
* HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE THE DOMINANT WEATHER MAKER ACROSS THE
GREAT BASIN, SIGNALING A PROLONGED STRETCH OF DRY WEATHER
DISCUSSION
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE BRINGING QUIET AND
DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS ACROSS NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEVADA. BREEZES TO 25 TO 30 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH
AFTERNOON WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S AND 80S THROUGH SATURDAY, WITH
MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S TO NEAR THE LOW 90S BY SUNDAY
AND MONDAY. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE NBM
FORECAST.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NEXT 24-HOUR
PERIOD. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO
30KT.
FIRE WEATHER
HIGH PRESSURE WILL KEEP A LID ON THE ACTIVE WEATHER ACROSS THE
FIRE DISTRICT THROUGH THE NEXT WEEK. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL WARM TO
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. AFTERNOON BREEZES WILL BE IN THE 20
TO 30 MPH RANGE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...86
AVIATION...86
FIRE WEATHER...86
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