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FXUS65 KLKN 162001
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1201 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2026
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1201 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2026
* DRY WEATHER PERSISTS THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
* HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE SEASONAL VALUES EACH AFTERNOON
SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
* A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS POSSIBLE LATE NEXT WEEK
DISCUSSION
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN JUST
OFF THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES THIS WEEKEND. A WARMING
TREND IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, HIGH
TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA WILL BE AROUND
TEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL REMAIN ANCHORED OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEVADA WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE SEASONAL VALUES EACH
AFTERNOON MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MAY
PROGRESS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THURSDAY,
RESULTING IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN ELKO
COUNTY THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE
REGARDING DRY WEATHER THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE SEASONAL
VALUES EACH AFTERNOON SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. LOW FORECAST
CONFIDENCE REGARDING A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN LATE NEXT
WEEK. NO DEVIATIONS FROM THE NBM MODEL OUTPUT.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS, WITH LIGHT WINDS, ANTICIPATED AT ALL TERMINALS FOR
THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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