076
FXUS65 KLKN 060755
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1255 AM PDT TUE MAY 6 2025
SYNOPSIS
A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE IN EASTERN WHITE PINE AND
EASTERN NYE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. A WARMING
TREND IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. NEAR RECORD WARMTH IS EXPECTED IN
MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
SHORT TERM
TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AN UPPER-LEVEL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD ACROSS
EASTERN NEVADA TODAY, RESULTING IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS. A FEW STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE CONCEIVABLE IN
EASTERN WHITE PINE AND EASTERN NYE COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON INTO
THIS EVENING. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS WILL BE DANGEROUS
CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH. THE
MAJORITY OF RAINFALL TODAY WILL BE CONFINED TO EASTERN ELKO COUNTY
AND EASTERN WHITE PINE COUNTY.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTHWARD OVER THE SILVER
STATE TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES
TONIGHT WILL BE NEAR NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. MINIMUM
TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL AROUND FIVE DEGREES WARMER THAN
TONIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE AROUND TEN
DEGREES WARMER THAN THIS AFTERNOON. HERE ARE PROBABILITIES OF
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES OF 70 DEGREES OR HIGHER FOR SELECT LOCATIONS
IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH, 2025:
BATTLE MOUNTAIN - 100%
ELKO - 99%
WINNEMUCCA - 99%
EUREKA - 95%
WEST WENDOVER - 95%
JACKPOT - 90%
WELLS - 85%
SPRING CREEK - 70%
ELY - 70%
TONOPAH - 70%
LONG TERM
THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT TUESDAY
WARM AND DRY TO START THE LONG TERM. UPPER LEVEL RIDGING CONTINUES
FOR THURSDAY AND LOOKS TO PERSIST UNTIL LATE IN THE WEEKEND. THIS
WILL LEAD TO A VERY QUIET FORECAST UNTIL THEN. HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL START MOSTLY IN THE 70S FOR THURSDAY, WARMING INTO THE UPPER
80S AND EVEN A FEW 90S FOR SATURDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS FOLLOW A
SIMILAR TREND, BEGINNING IN THE 40S THURSDAY NIGHT AND WARMING TO
THE 50S BY SATURDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS BEGIN TO CHANGE ON SUNDAY AS
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED CLOSED LOW MAKE LANDFALL
ALONG THE OREGON/WASHINGTON COAST AND DIG SOUTH TOWARD NEVADA.
IMPACTS BEGIN SUNDAY WITH COOLER HIGH TEMPERATURES (MOSTLY 70S AND
A FEW LOW 80S), SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG THE OREGON/IDAHO
BORDER, AND ELEVATED AFTERNOON WINDS, CURRENTLY LOOKING TO GUST
AROUND 40 MPH. SHOWERS EXPAND THROUGH NORTHERN NEVADA ON MONDAY
AND HIGH TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE 60S AS THE TROUGH CONTINUES
ITS PASSAGE OVER NEVADA. ADDITIONALLY, ELEVATED AFTERNOON WINDS
CONTINUE WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. PRECIPITATION CONTINUES TO
SPREAD SOUTH ON TUESDAY, REACHING ALL THE WAY INTO NORTHERNMOST
NYE COUNTY BY MIDDAY. TEMPERATURES ALSO CONTINUE TO DROP, WITH
HIGHS IN THE 50S AND 60S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS DROPPING AS LOW AS 30
DEGREES IN SOME PLACES. AFTERNOON WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BLOW WITH
GUSTS 35 MPH STILL ANTICIPATED.
AVIATION
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE EASTERN NV BORDER,
BRINGING INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND RAIN SHOWERS. A PROB30 GROUP
WAS ADDED FOR -SHRA TO KEKO BETWEEN 11Z AND 15Z TUE, AND BETWEEN
17Z AND 20Z TUE FOR KELY. CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY CONDITIONS WILL
LOWER AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY DURING PERIODS OF MODERATE SHOWERS. VFR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF TERMINALS OVER THE NEXT
24 HOURS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE FROM THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT
10-15 KTS, WITH GUSTS OF 20-30 KTS AT KELY AND KTPH.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
87/94/90
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