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FXUS65 KLKN 060807
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1207 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2026
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1206 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2026
* CONTINUED NEAR RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND
* PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
* TURNING COLDER STARTING MONDAY
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 1206 AM PST FRI FEB 6 2026
NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE FORECAST AT THIS TIME.
DISCUSSION
(THIS EVENING THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE RIDGE THAT’S DOMINATED CONDITIONS OF
NEVADA MAKES ITS EXIT EAST. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES DURING THIS
PERIOD WILL CONTINUE TO THREATEN RECORDS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN
THE UPPER 50S AND LOW 60S THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ON SUNDAY A
LONGWAVE TROUGH BEGINS ITS PASSAGE ONSHORE FROM THE PACIFIC.
IMPACTS BEGIN WITH LIGHT SNOW NEAR THE OREGON/IDAHO BORDER SUNDAY
NIGHT BEFORE EXPANDING ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA BY MONDAY MORNING
AND INTO CENTRAL NEVADA BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL
BEGIN AS A VALLEY RAIN/MOUNTAIN SNOW MIX ON MONDAY BEFORE SNOW
LEVELS FALL OVERNIGHT AND PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS TO FULLY SNOW
FOR TUESDAY. SNOW CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE LARGELY
CLEARING OUT OVERNIGHT, ALTHOUGH ABOUT A 20% CHANCE FOR LIGHT SNOW
LOOKS TO LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY. EARLY ACCUMULATION TOTALS SHOW
THE WIDEST IMPACT AREAS ON TUESDAY, WITH NORTHERN NEVADA IN FOCUS
ON MONDAY AND EAST-CENTRAL NEVADA IN FOCUS ON WEDNESDAY. THIS
SYSTEM WILL ALSO COOL TEMPERATURES BACK TO NEAR SEASONAL LEVELS,
WITH HIGHS IN THE 30S AND 40S.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH CONFIDENCE IN WARM AND DRY
CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LOW TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THE
WEATHER SYSTEM EARLY NEXT WEEK, INCLUDING TEMPERATURES AND TIMING
AND LOCATION OF PRECIPITATION.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS AND WINDS LESS THAN 10KT EXPECTED AT
ALL SITES THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...94/94
AVIATION...96/94
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