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FXUS65 KLKN 170840
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1240 AM PST SAT JAN 17 2026
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1230 AM PST SAT JAN 17 2026
* DRY WEATHER PERSISTS THRU THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
* HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE SEASONAL VALUES EACH AFTERNOON
SATURDAY THRU THURSDAY
* A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS POSSIBLE LATE NEXT WEEK
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 1230 AM PST SAT JAN 17 2026
CURRENT FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK AT THIS TIME AND NO CHANGES HAVE
BEEN REQUIRED.
DISCUSSION
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT WILL REMAIN JUST
OFF THE WEST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES THIS WEEKEND AND A
WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, HIGH TEMPERATURES
THROUGHOUT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA WILL BE AROUND TEN DEGREES
WARMER THAN NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. WEATHER WILL OTHERWISE
BE FAIR.
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ANCHORED OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC MONDAY
THRU WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEVADA WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE SEASONAL VALUES EACH AFTERNOON
MONDAY THRU WEDNESDAY. A TROF OF LOW PRESSURE MAY PROGRESS
SOUTHEAST 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 THRU AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE SEASONAL
VALUES EACH AFTERNOON SATURDAY THRU THURSDAY. LOW FORECAST
CONFIDENCE REGARDING A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN LATE NEXT
WEEK. MINOR DEVIATIONS TO THE NBM MODEL OUTPUT, PRIMARILY
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE VALLEYS. TEMPS HAVE BEEN
LOWERED A FEW DEGREES TO BETTER ALIGN WITH OBSERVATIONS.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS ANTICIPATED AT ALL
TERMINALS THRU EARLY NEXT WEEK.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...92
AVIATION...92
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