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FXUS65 KLKN 202001
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1201 PM PST TUE JAN 20 2026
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1201 PM PST TUE JAN 20 2026
* DRY WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY
* HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE SEASONAL VALUES EACH AFTERNOON
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
* A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS LIKELY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
DISCUSSION
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL AMPLIFY
OVER CALIFORNIA TONIGHT. THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE
EASTWARD WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES
ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA WILL BE AROUND TEN DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL
PROGRESS SOUTHWARD OVER EASTERN NEVADA FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT,
RESULTING IN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN NYE AND
WHITE PINE COUNTIES.
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COLDER
TEMPERATURES SATURDAY AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGH
TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WILL BE NEAR SEASONAL VALUES. LOW TEMPERATURES ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BE AROUND FIVE
DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. MINIMUM APPARENT
TEMPERATURES IN THE COLDEST VALLEYS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA
SATURDAY NIGHT WILL BE NEAR ZERO DEGREES.
AN EASTERN PACIFIC RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD OVER
CALIFORNIA SUNDAY. THIS RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROGRESS
EASTWARD ACROSS THE SILVER STATE MONDAY. A WARMING TREND IS
EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON, MAXIMUM
TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA WILL BE SIX TO
EIGHT DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL VALUES.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE
REGARDING DRY WEATHER PERSISTING THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN HIGH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE SEASONAL
VALUES EACH AFTERNOON TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. MODERATE FORECAST
CONFIDENCE REGARDING A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY. NO DEVIATIONS FROM THE NBM MODEL OUTPUT.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT ALL TERMINAL FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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