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FXUS65 KREV 160835
AFDREV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
135 AM PDT THU APR 16 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* GUSTY NORTH WINDS WITH LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING DUST THIS
AFTERNOON AFTER PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.
* SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL POSE IMPACTS TO AGRICULTURE AND
IRRIGATION THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
* UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNS SUNDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH RENEWED
CHANCES OF GUSTY WINDS AND SHOWERS.
DISCUSSION
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY CYCLING OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST, HELPING DRIVE A COLD FRONT FROM NORTHEASTERN OREGON
INTO NORTHCENTRAL NEVADA. PRECIP ASSOCIATED WITH THIS COLD FRONT,
AS SEEN ON RADAR, HAS BEEN RELATIVELY LIGHT SO FAR. THE BEST
CHANCES FOR PRECIP (20-50%), WHICH WILL BE OF THE SNOW VARIETY,
WILL BE IN PERSHING COUNTY EARLY MORNING. WHILE CHANCES FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOW HAVE DROPPED BELOW 10%, EXPECT SLICK ROADS
ALONG I-80 PAST FERNLEY THIS MORNING.
BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS MAY BRING PATCHES OF BLOWING DUST AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES FOR THE BASIN AND RANGE, SOUTH OF LOVELOCK,
TODAY. WIND GUSTS WILL BE STRONGEST (35 TO 45 MPH) IN MINERAL
COUNTY NEAR WALKER LAKE AND ALONG US-6 IN MONO COUNTY. OTHERWISE,
TYPICAL AFTERNOON BREEZES FOR THE SIERRA AND SIERRA FRONT. IT'LL
BE MUCH COLDER TODAY, THOUGH, WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO LOW 50S FOR
VALLEYS AND UPPER 40S FOR SIERRA COMMUNITIES.
FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE VERY COLD AREAWIDE, WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS
DROPPING INTO THE 20S. AS SUCH, THE FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED
TO A FREEZE WARNING FOR NE CA, THE SIERRA FRONT, N WASHOE COUNTY,
THE SURPRISE VALLEY, AND W NV BASIN AND RANGE. PLEASE SEE THE
PRODUCT FOR DETAILS ON THE RANGE OF LOW TEMPERATURES EXPECTED.
TAKE THE TIME TODAY TO PROTECT PIPES AND SENSITIVE PLANTS.
CLEARING SKIES MAY ALSO ALLOW FOR PATCHES OF FREEZING FOG FRIDAY
MORNING, ESPECIALLY AROUND AGRICULTURAL AREAS AND AREAS OF LOW-
LYING WATER, THOUGH CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW.
A PLEASANT WEEKEND IS IN STORE, WITH ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM POISED
TO BRING IMPACTS BY LATE SUNDAY. MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO
FLUCTUATE ON THE TIMING AND PLACEMENT OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.
HOWEVER, EXPECT AN UPTICK IN WINDS SUNDAY AND THROUGH TUESDAY,
WITH PRECIPITATION CHANCES RETURNING BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
-GIRALTE
AVIATION
LLWS IS EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING FOR ALL
TERMINALS DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT TO OUR NORTH. VFR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR ALL TERMINALS TODAY. THE ONLY
EXCEPTION MAY BE KTRK WHERE PATCHY FZFG COULD DEVELOP AFTER 06Z,
BRINGING LOCALIZED LIFR/IFR CONDITIONS.
-GIRALTE
REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NV...FREEZE WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY NVZ001-
003>005.
CA...FREEZE WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY CAZ070-
071.
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