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FXUS65 KLKN 230853
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1253 AM PST FRI JAN 23 2026
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1251 AM PST FRI JAN 23 2026
* A WEAK WEATHER SYSTEM WILL USHER IN COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THE
WEEKEND WITH UPPER RIDGING BUILDING BACK IN FOR NEXT WEEK
* TEMPERATURES WILL COOL TO AT OR BELOW NORMAL LEVELS BEGINNING
FRIDAY AND LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND
* TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM BACK TO ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS BY
EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH DRY WEATHER RETURNING
UPDATE
ISSUED AT 1251 AM PST FRI JAN 23 2026
FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK THIS MORNING, NO CHANGES PLANNED.
DISCUSSION
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH NEXT THURSDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: A LARGE LONGWAVE UPPER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM SOUTH OF HUDSON BAY STILL DOMINATES THE PATTERN WHILE A
CLOSED SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS TRYING TO PUSH TO THE EAST AND
SOUTHEAST IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC. A WEAK IMPULSE DIVING SOUTH FROM
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL BE PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA TOMORROW
AND SATURDAY. THE FLOW WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT TO THE NORTH FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT TO THE NORTH WITH
ISOLATED GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE HIGH TERRAIN.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS WITH
MINOR COOLING NOTED IN THE AREA AS READINGS RISE TO THE 40S.
ISOLATED, LIGHT SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN NEVADA,
PRIMARILY IN ELKO, EUREKA, AND WHITE PINE COUNTIES, THOUGH
AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT AT LESS THAN A HALF INCH. SKIES ARE
EXPECTED TO PARTIALLY CLEAR FOR THE OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING WITH COLDER TEMPERATURES EXPECTED. A FEW LIGHT, ISOLATED
SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL NEVADA. LOWS
WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. HIGHS ON SATURDAY WILL BE
IN THE 30S AND 40S, WHICH WILL BE AT OR JUST BELOW NORMAL VALUES
FOR A CHANGE.
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY, THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO GO
BACK TO A MORE QUIET PATTERN DURING THIS TIME FRAME WITH LIGHT
WINDS. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL ONCE AGAIN WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL
CONDITIONS BY EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH READINGS IN THE 40S AND 50S.
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE TEENS AND 20S.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: FORECAST CONFIDENCE DIMINISHES
TO MODERATE REGARDING THE SYSTEM TRANSITING THE REGION FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY. SNOW SHOWER ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT WITH
RESPECT TO ACCUMULATIONS AND NO CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE NBM
REGARDING PRECIPITATION OR SNOWFALL FORECASTS FOR FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY.
AVIATION
LOOK FOR VFR CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH THE UPCOMING 24 HOUR
PERIOD. WINDS WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AT ALL SITES.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
DISCUSSION...86
AVIATION...99
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