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FXUS65 KREV 090855
AFDREV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
155 AM PDT WED SEP 9 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY WITH TYPICAL
AFTERNOON BREEZES.
* ISOLATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM CHANCES, MAINLY CONFINED TO THE
EASTERN SIERRA AND MONO COUNTY, ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY
AFTERNOONS.
* A SIGNIFICANT COOLING TREND AND BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST
FOR FRIDAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
MUCH OF THIS WEEK WILL BE MARKED BY WARMING AND TYPICAL AFTERNOON
BREEZES. DAYTIME HIGHS WILL ONCE AGAIN REACH INTO THE 90S ACROSS
WESTERN NEVADA, WITH UPPER 80S BACK IN THE SIERRA VALLEYS. OVERNIGHT
LOWS WILL GENERALLY BE IN THE 60S FOR WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS WHILE
THE SIERRA VALLEYS WILL TREND INTO THE LOW 60S TO EVEN SOME
50S.
BY MIDWEEK, A TROUGH DIGS FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, BRINGING
COOLER AND BREEZIER CONDITIONS, AS WELL AS SOME SHOWER CHANCES.
FIRST, THE SHOWER CHANCES ARRIVE TO THE SIERRA WEDNESDAY, WITH LESS
THAN 5% CHANCES ALONG THE CREST. THURSDAY, BETTER CHANCES CREEP INTO
MONO, MINERAL AND LYON (15-35%) COUNTIES, WITH SOME GUIDANCE
SUGGESTING SOME SHOWERS MAY SNEAK AS FAR NORTH AS RENO AND THE TAHOE
BASIN (10% CHANCE).
THEN, WINDS INCREASE FRIDAY AND PEAK ON SATURDAY, WITH CHILLY
TEMPERATURES SETTLING IN FOR SATURDAY. WINDS WILL REACH 35-40 MPH
FOR FRIDAY AND 40-45 MPH FOR SATURDAY. THIS WILL BRING ABOUT
ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND. THE
TROUGH WILL EXIT FOR SUNDAY INTO MONDAY, WITH COOL, DRY WEATHER
AHEAD. HRICH
AVIATION
* VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL TODAY, WITH SOME AFTERNOON GUSTS
BETWEEN 21-03Z THAT WILL RANGE 10-15 KTS.
* SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP THURSDAY NEAR KMMH/KHTH/KBAN
WITH 15-35% CHANCES. THE MAIN CONCERNS WILL BE GUSTY OUTFLOW
WINDS, TERRAIN OBSCURATION AND LOWERING CIGS.
KTVL/KTRK/KCXP/KMEV/KRNO ALL HAVE A 10% CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. HRICH
REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NV...NONE.
CA...NONE.
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