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FXUS65 KLKN 251737
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1037 AM PDT SUN OCT 25 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* WARMING TREND TODAY AND MONDAY
* SLIGHT CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW IN NORTHERN
NEVADA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING
* DRY AND RELATIVELY COOL TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
* INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
DISCUSSION
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. AS A
RESULT, A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED TODAY AND MONDAY. BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN
NEVADA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING, RESULTING IN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. ANY PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE WILL REMAIN NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE HIGHEST NEAR THE
NEVADA/IDAHO BORDER. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE NO HIGHER THAN
ONE TENTH OF AN INCH.
ZONAL FLOW ALOFT IS ANTICIPATED TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS
WILL RESULT IN DRY WEATHER AND TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY BELOW
SEASONAL VALUES. AN EASTERN PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MAY BEGIN TO
IMPACT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA AS EARLY AS FRIDAY MORNING.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL INCREASE FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AS THIS STORM SYSTEM MOVES CLOSER TO THE WEST COAST OF
THE UNITED STATES.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE
REGARDING A WARMING TREND TODAY AND MONDAY. LOW FORECAST
CONFIDENCE IN THE POSSIBILITY OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW IN
NORTHERN NEVADA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING. MODERATE
FORECAST CONFIDENCE REGARDING DRY AND RELATIVELY COOL CONDITIONS
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MODERATE FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN
INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. NO
DEVIATIONS FROM THE NBM MODEL OUTPUT.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT ALL TERMINALS THROUGH AT LEAST THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
FIRE WEATHER
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN
NEVADA MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY EVENING, RESULTING IN A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. ANY PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE WILL REMAIN NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 80. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL BE NO HIGHER THAN ONE
TENTH OF AN INCH.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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