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FXUS65 KLKN 022001
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1201 PM PST MON MAR 2 2026
KEY MESSAGES
1201 PM PST MON MAR 2 2026
* LINGERING MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND VALLEY RAIN SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING
* PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING
* INCREASING CHANCES OF ACCUMULATING VALLEY SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY MORNING
DISCUSSION
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE
EASTWARD INTO THE MOUNTAIN WEST TONIGHT. MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND
VALLEY RAIN SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE
WILL LINGER IN THE SERVICE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.
CLEARING SKIES TONIGHT COULD LEAD TO FOG FORMATION IN THE TYPICAL
VALLEY LOCATIONS. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL PASS EASTWARD
ACROSS THE SILVER STATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL OVERSPREAD
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
THIS TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING, RESULTING IN PERIODS OF
PRECIPITATION. SNOW LEVELS WILL START AT AROUND 6,500 FEET
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, BEFORE DROPPING TO ABOUT 4,500 FEET WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. THE MAJORITY OF THIS PRECIPITATION WILL FALL WEDNESDAY
EVENING. PROBABILITIES OF ACCUMULATING VALLEY SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY MORNING ARE INCREASING. HERE ARE PROBABILITIES OF
ONE INCH OR MORE OF SNOWFALL FOR SELECT LOCATIONS IN NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEVADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING:
LAMOILLE - 90%
OWYHEE - 80%
SPRING CREEK - 75%
EUREKA - 70%
JACKPOT - 65%
AUSTIN - 65%
ELY - 60%
WELLS - 60%
CARLIN - 30%
ELKO - 25%
THE SERVICE AREA WILL REMAIN BETWEEN A LARGE UPPER-LEVEL AREA OF
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST OF THE BAJA PENINSULA AND ZONAL FLOW
ALOFT OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FRIDAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND. A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. BY
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEVADA WILL BE AROUND TEN DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL VALUES.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE
REGARDING LINGERING MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS AND VALLEY RAIN SHOWERS
THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. MODERATE FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN
PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. LOW FORECAST CONFIDENCE REGARDING ACCUMULATING
VALLEY SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. NO DEVIATIONS
FROM THE NBM MODEL OUTPUT.
AVIATION
MVFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY IN AND NEAR SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. VFR CONDITIONS AND CLEARING SKIES ARE
EXPECTED AT ALL TERMINALS TONIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST AT
ALL TERMINALS TUESDAY.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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