951
FXUS65 KLKN 140720
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1220 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
GUSTY WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE MINOR TRAVEL IMPACTS,
PRIMARILY ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA.
* GENERALLY FAIR WEATHER IN PLACE FRIDAY THRU SUNDAY
* NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES IN DURING THE MONDAY TIMEFRAME
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 1214 AM PDT TUE APR 14 2026
CURRENT FORECAST IS TRACKING WELL AT THIS TIME AND NO UPDATES ARE
PLANNED.
DISCUSSION
(THIS EVENING THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: FAIRER WEATHER IN PLACE TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY AS THE FORECAST AREA RESIDES IN BETWEEN WEATHER PRODUCERS.
AFTERNOON INSTABILITY TYPE SHOWERS EXPECTED OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN OF
ELKO AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH WESTERLY BREEZES
PRESENT ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA, GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH. OVERNIGHT LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 20S TONIGHT WITH UPPER TEENS IN THE
TYPICAL COLD SPOTS. DAYTIME HIGHS TUESDAY RESIDE IN THE LOW 50S TO
LOW 60S.
INCREASING WEST-SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL
TROF AND ATTENDANT SURFACE COLD FRONT APPROACH FROM THE NORTHWEST.
FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE IN TO HE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT, EXITING
TO THE SOUTHEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. A BAND OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW
WILL BE EMBEDDED ALONG THE FRONT AS IT TRAVERSES THE FORECAST AREA.
GREATEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS LOOK TO BE SITUATED OVER NORTHERN ELKO
COUNTY, WEST OF US-93. 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST. A SKIFF
TO 3 INCHES ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.
DRY WEATHER EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH NORTHWESTERLY BREEZES PRESENT AS A
PROGRESSIVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BEGINS TO MOVE INTO THE WESTERN U.S.
GENERALLY FAIR WEATHER DEFINED BY WARMING TEMPERATURES AND AFTERNOON
BREEZES WILL BE PRESENT THRU THE WEEKEND.
NUMERICAL MODEL SOLUTIONS DEPICT A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROF AND COLD
FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA MONDAY. THIS LOOKS TO BRING
ADDITIONAL RAIN AND SNOW IN THE REGION ALONG WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE THRU THIS
WEEKEND WITH MODERATE CONFIDENCE PERTAINING TO ANOTHER FRONTAL
PASSAGE NEXT WEEK MONDAY. MINIMAL DEVIATION FORM THE NBM.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AT ALL TERMINALS TODAY. MAIN
CONCERN WILL BE WESTERLY AFTERNOON BREEZES ACROSS NORTHERN TERMINALS
KWMC, KBAM, KEKO, AND KENV. GUSTS LOOK TO BE AROUND 20KT.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...92
AVIATION...96
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