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FXUS65 KLKN 182001
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1201 PM PST SUN JAN 18 2026
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1201 PM PST SUN JAN 18 2026
* DRY WEATHER PERSISTS THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
* HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE SEASONAL VALUES EACH AFTERNOON
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
* A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
DISCUSSION
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: A DRY, COLD FRONT WILL PASS SOUTHWARD
THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA TONIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES
MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE A COUPLE OF DEGREES COLDER THAN THIS
AFTERNOON. LOW TEMPERATURES MONDAY NIGHT WILL BE A COUPLE OF
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. MINIMUM APPARENT
TEMPERATURES IN THE COLDEST VALLEYS OF WHITE PINE COUNTY MONDAY
NIGHT WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL AMPLIFY OVER CALIFORNIA TUESDAY.
THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEVADA WILL BE AROUND TEN DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS
TIME OF YEAR. HIGH TEMPERATURES THURSDAY AFTERNOON WILL REMAIN
WELL ABOVE SEASONAL VALUES. A SERIES OF TROUGHS OF LOW PRESSURE
WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING, RESULTING IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE
REGARDING DRY WEATHER PERSISTING THROUGH AT LEAST THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE
SEASONAL VALUES EACH AFTERNOON TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. LOW
FORECAST CONFIDENCE REGARDING A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. NO DEVIATIONS FROM THE NBM MODEL OUTPUT.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS, WITH LIGHT WINDS, WILL PERSIST AT ALL TERMINALS
FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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