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FXUS65 KLKN 300907
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
207 AM PDT MON MAR 30 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* COOLER MONDAY THRU FRIDAY
* PERIODS OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW BEGINNING THIS EVENING,
PERSISTING THRU THURSDAY NIGHT
* FAIR WEATHER IN PLACE THIS COMING WEEKEND
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 152 AM PDT MON MAR 30 2026
THE CURRENT FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK. NO SIGNIFICANT UPDATES WERE
REQUIRED.
DISCUSSION
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: TROF OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES SOUTHWARD
THRU SOUTHERN IDAHO TODAY, AND PRECIPITATION WILL REACH NORTHERN
NEVADA THIS EVENING. PERIODS OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT THRU TUESDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL START AT
AROUND 8,000 FEET THIS EVENING, BEFORE DROPPING TO ABOUT 7,000
FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. THE MAJORITY OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL FALL
TUESDAY NIGHT.
A LULL IN ACTIVITY WILL BE PRESENT WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE NEXT
STORM SYSTEM MOVES IN, BRINGING ADDITIONAL RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THRU THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL START AT
AROUND 7,000 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT, BEFORE FALLING TO THE VALLEY
FLOOR THURSDAY NIGHT. THE MAJORITY OF PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 50
CORRIDOR. A COOLING TREND IS EXPECTED MONDAY THRU FRIDAY. BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEVADA WILL BE FIVE TO TEN DEGREES COOLER THAN NORMAL FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE
REGARDING A COOLING TREND MONDAY THRU FRIDAY ALONG WITH PERIODS
OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. MODEST DEVIATIONS FROM THE NBM
MODEL OUTPUT.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT ALL TERMINALS THRU
TODAY AND TONIGHT. WEST-SOUTHWEST BREEZES WILL AGAIN BE PRESENT
WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 KNOTS FORECAST AT ALL TERMINALS THIS
AFTERNOON. CIGS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TODAY AND TONIGHT AHEAD OF
LIGHT VALLEY RAIN THAT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IMPACTING TERMINALS
AROUND SUNRISE ON TUESDAY.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...92
AVIATION...92
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