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FXUS65 KREV 071902
AFDREV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1202 PM PDT TUE JUL 7 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* WARM, DRY, AND BREEZY AFTERNOONS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY WILL
RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS.
* HOTTER DAYS WILL PRODUCE MODERATE TO ISOLATED MAJOR HEATRISK
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
* PATTERN SHIFT EARLY NEXT WEEK MAY BRING A RETURN FOR MORE
WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
DISCUSSION
PRIMARY WEATHER CONCERNS THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND
WILL BE WARM TEMPERATURES WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND BREEZES BEFORE
HOTTER DAYS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. IMPACTS DUE TO THE WEATHER
CONDITIONS INCLUDE: ENHANCE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS, LOCALIZED
RECREATION IMPACTS ON AREA LAKES, AND HEAT HEALTH CONCERNS. LET'S
DIG INTO THE DETAILS.
TODAY - THURSDAY: DRY, WARM, AND TYPICALLY BREEZY WITH WIND GUSTS
IN THE 25-35 MPH RANGE IN THE LATE AFTERNOONS. BE FIRE SAFE AND
AWARE DURING THESE BREEZIER DAYS AND AVOID ALL ACTIVITIES THAT
COULD SPARK A FIRE. ALSO, LATE RECREATION ON AREA LAKES COULD BE
LOCALLY CHOPPY WITH THE WIND GUSTS AT OR ABOVE 30 MPH. WINDS WILL
BE THE LIGHTEST ON THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BEGINS BUILDING
OVERHEAD FOR THE END OF THE WEEK. THERE IS A 10% CHANCE OF SHOWERS
NEAR THE MONO/MINERAL COUNTY BORDER.
FRIDAY - SATURDAY: AS HIGH PRESSURE STRENGTHENS ACROSS
THE WEST, TEMPERATURES WILL RISE WITH IT ACROSS THE SIERRA AND
WESTERN NEVADA. PLAN ON DAYTIME HIGHS NEAR OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES
FOR WESTERN NV VALLEYS, AND UPPER 80S FOR SIERRA COMMUNITIES. AS
OF NOW, THE RENO AIRPORT HAS A 55% CHANCE FOR REACHING 100F ON
FRIDAY, AND 75% CHANCE ON SATURDAY. VALLEY AREAS WILL SEE
WIDESPREAD MODERATE HEATRISK AND LOCALIZED AREAS OF MAJOR
HEATRISK. HAVE A PLAN IF YOU WILL BE OUTDOORS, INCLUDING HYDRATION
AND SHADE BREAKS. OR AVOID THE MIDDAY HEAT ALTOGETHER AND GET OUT
EARLIER IN THE DAY!
PREVIEW FOR NEXT WEEK: HIGH PRESSURE MEANDERS OVER THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION BETWEEN FRIDAY AND SUNDAY RESULTING IN A CLASSIC SUMMER
SETUP. THE FOUR CORNERS HIGH TYPICALLY RESULTS IN STRONGER SOUTHERLY
WINDS THAT TRANSPORT MOISTURE FROM THE SUBTROPICS INTO THE
SOUTHWEST. THE ADDITION OF MOISTURE TO THE ALREADY HOT CONDITIONS
WILL RESULT IN A HIGHER PROBABILITY OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHWEST. FORTUNATELY, HIGH PRESSURE DOESN'T
SEEM TO WANT TO ANCHOR FOR TOO LONG, WHICH MAY LIMIT THE DURATION OF
THE INCREASED THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL AND THREAT.
-EDAN
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUE AT ALL TERMINALS THROUGH THE WEEK. PLAN ON
AFTERNOON SW-W BREEZES FOR ALL TERMINALS MAINLY BETWEEN 21-04Z FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WITH GUSTS MAINLY 20-25 KT. THE WESTERN NV
TERMINALS AND KMMH COULD SEE BRIEF GUSTS NEAR 30 KT TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY. MJD/EKL
REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NV...NONE.
CA...NONE.
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