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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1201 AM PDT TUE OCT 13 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT
RANGE UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON
* PASSES IN EASTERN NEVADA ARE EXPECTING UP TO HALF AN INCH OF SNOW,
RESULTING IN SLICK ROADS THIS MORNING
* VALLEYS IN EASTERN NEVADA WILL RECEIVE A TRACE TO HALF AN INCH OF
SNOW, MAINLY ON GRASSY SURFACES THIS MORNING
* DRY WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
DISCUSSION
(TODAY THROUGH MONDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ACROSS
NORTHEASTERN NEVADA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. VALLEY SNOW WILL BE
SHORT-LIVED, HOWEVER A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE DUE TO THE EXPECTATION OF 5
TO 10 INCHES IN HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL EXIT TO THE
EAST AND SHOWERS WILL CLEAR FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING, LEAVING
DRY CONDITIONS BY NIGHTFALL. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 40S TO
MID 50S FOR TODAY, WARMING INTO THE 60S AND 70S BY FRIDAY AS A
TRANSIENT UPPER HIGH ENTERS THE AREA. LOWS WILL BE UNSEASONABLY COLD
THE NEXT FEW NIGHTS, DROPPING TO AROUND 20 TONIGHT. VULNERABLE
PLANTS AND PLUMBING SHOULD BE PROTECTED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY BEEN
WINTERIZED. THERE ARE SOME EARLY INDICATIONS OF ANOTHER COLD AND WET
SYSTEM TO START NEXT WEEK, BUT DETAILS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN THIS
FAR OUT.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH CONFIDENCE IN RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS TODAY. MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN DRY AND WARMING CONDITIONS
STARTING WEDNESDAY. NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO NBM OUTPUT.
AVIATION
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE PERIODS OF DEGRADED
VISIBILITY AND CEILINGS AT KEKO/KENV/KELY THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
SNOW MAY ALSO MIX IN THIS MORNING. OTHERWISE, WINDS WILL REMAIN
BELOW 10KT FOR THE MOST PART.
FIRE WEATHER
DRY CONDITIONS FOR ZONE 437. ALL OTHER ZONES
CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL
EXIT FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE DAY TODAY. DRY AND MILD FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON NVZ034.
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