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FXUS65 KLKN 090755
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1255 AM PDT FRI MAY 9 2025
SYNOPSIS
HIGH TEMPERATURES BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL
BE AROUND FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL VALUES. NEAR RECORD
WARMTH IS EXPECTED IN PARTS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA THIS
AFTERNOON. NEAR RECORD WARMTH IS ANTICIPATED IN MOST OF NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEVADA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG, GUSTY SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY.
SHORT TERM
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE SILVER STATE
TODAY. THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROGRESS EASTWARD INTO
UTAH TONIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE ABOUT FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. NEAR RECORD WARMTH IS EXPECTED IN
WINNEMUCCA AND EUREKA THIS AFTERNOON. THE CURRENT RECORD FOR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MEASURED IN WINNEMUCCA ON MAY 9TH IS 87
DEGREES, SET IN 1940 AND LAST RECORDED IN 1960. TEMPERATURE
RECORDS IN WINNEMUCCA DATE BACK TO 1877. THE CURRENT RECORD FOR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE MEASURED IN EUREKA ON MAY 9TH IS 83 DEGREES,
SET IN 2012 AND LAST RECORDED IN 2018. TEMPERATURE RECORDS AT
EUREKA DATE BACK TO 1963.
AN EASTERN PACIFIC TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL APPROACH THE COAST
OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL
CAUSE THE LOCAL PRESSURE GRADIENT TO TIGHTEN. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED IN PARTS OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEVADA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING. A SUBTLE
ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE MAY MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN
ELKO COUNTY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT, RESULTING IN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
HIGH TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WILL BE ABOUT FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL VALUES.
RECORD WARMTH IS EXPECTED IN EUREKA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NEAR
RECORD WARMTH IS ANTICIPATED IN ELKO, WINNEMUCCA, AND ELY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. HERE ARE PROBABILITIES OF MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 85
DEGREES OR HIGHER FOR SELECT LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEVADA ON SATURDAY, MAY 10TH, 2025:
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - 97%
CARLIN - 96%
ELKO - 85%
WINNEMUCCA - 85%
WEST WENDOVER - 80%
TONOPAH - 75%
JACKPOT - 65%
DENIO - 60%
SPRING CREEK - 55%
EUREKA - 45%
LONG TERM
SUNDAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY
HEADING INTO SUNDAY, A PACIFIC NORTHWEST TROUGH AND COLD FRONT
ADVANCES EASTWARD, BRINGING ELEVATED SOUTHWEST WINDS TO 20-30 MPH,
WITH GUSTS OF 40-55 MPH. COOLER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED EARLY NEXT
WEEK, WITH HIGHS LOWERING INTO THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S WITH
OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE MID 30S. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A 15-30%
CHANCE OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION MOVING INTO NORTHERN NEVADA SUNDAY
NIGHT.
THE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE ITS SLOW PROGRESSION THROUGH HUMBOLDT
COUNTY ON MONDAY BEFORE SPREADING ACROSS THE REST OF THE FORECAST
AREA INTO TUESDAY. INCREASED INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT
WILL BRING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO MUCH OF NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEVADA BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS. LINGERING
SHOWERS AREA POSSIBLE (30-50%) EARLY WEDNESDAY AS THE TROUGH EXITS
THE REGION. DRY, ZONAL FLOW IS EXPECTED FROM MID TO LATE NEXT
WEEK, WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND BRINGING HIGHS INTO THE 60S AND
70S BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT ALL TERMINALS THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING
UNDER HIGH PRESSURE AND PLEASANT WEATHER WITH NO PRECIPITATION
ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. KTPH WILL SEE WIND GUSTS IN THE 18-22KTS
RANGE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET.
FIRE WEATHER
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON
WILL BE AROUND FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
NEAR RECORD WARMTH IS ANTICIPATED IN PARTS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON. NEAR RECORD WARMTH IS EXPECTED IN MOST OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG, GUSTY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE LIKELY SUNDAY. A WIND ADVISORY WILL
LIKELY BE REQUIRED SUNDAY. THESE ELEVATED WINDS MAY PERSIST INTO
MONDAY IN CENTRAL NEVADA. A STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEVADA MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, RESULTING
IN PERIODS OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
87/90/99/87
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