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FXUS65 KLKN 172000
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1200 PM PST SAT JAN 17 2026
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1159 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
DISCUSSION
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH NEXT SATURDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: CONTINUED RIDGING AND HIGH PRESSURE
WILL KEEP CONDITIONS IN NORTHEAST NEVADA WARM AND DRY THROUGH
MIDWEEK. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND TEN DEGREES WARMER
THAN NORMAL WHILE OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR NORMAL, IN
THE UPPER 40S/LOW 50S AND TEENS/20 RESPECTIVELY. MODELS ARE
SHOWING SIGNS OF A RETURN TO AN ACTIVE PATTERN BY THE END OF THE
WEEK BUT THERE’S STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT WHAT THAT WILL
ACTUALLY LOOK LIKE REGARDING PRECIPITATION POTENTIAL AND
TEMPERATURES.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE FOR DRY
WEATHER AND ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. LOW
FORECAST CONFIDENCE FOR THE PATTERN CHANGE LATE WEEK. LOW
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED DOWN A FEW DEGREES AS NBM
BASELINE CONTINUES TO RUN TOO WARM.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS CONTINUES AT ALL SITES
THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...94
AVIATION...94
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