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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1206 AM PDT FRI JUL 10 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* MODERATE RISK FOR HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES EACH AFTERNOON FROM FRIDAY
THROUGH SUNDAY AS HIGHS SOAR INTO THE UPPER 90S TO LOW 100S
* HOT, DRY, WINDY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE IN CENTRAL NV LEADING TO
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
* INCREASING MONSOONAL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE POTENTIAL FOR
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS NEXT WEEK
DISCUSSION
(TODAY THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: TEMPERATURES INCREASE TODAY TO KICK OFF
WHAT WILL LIKELY BE THE WARMEST FEW DAYS SO FAR THIS YEAR, WITH
HIGHS IN THE UPPER 90S INTO TRIPLE DIGITS. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL
PROVIDE SOME RELIEF, WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 50S TO 60S,
BUT HEAT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST
AREA THIS WEEKEND. SEVERAL RECORD HIGHS ARE ALSO AT RISK, WITH
ELKO, EUREKA AND ELY ALL FORECAST TO APPROACH OR TIE THEIR CURRENT
RECORD ON SATURDAY.
THE HEAT IS ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS,
ESPECIALLY WHEN COMBINED WITH ELEVATED WINDS AROUND 30 MPH ON
SATURDAY. THE EXTREME HEAT IS GENERALLY EXPECTED TO BREAK FOR
MONDAY BUT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABOVE AVERAGE, WITH
HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S THROUGH THE END OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD.
ALSO STARTING MONDAY, AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE CENTER
WILL FACILITATE A MONSOONAL MOISTURE PUSH THAT IS EXPECTED TO FORM
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS. SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AS LONG AS THE MONSOON FLOW CONTINUES. AT
THIS TIME MONSOONAL FLOW IS ANTICIPATED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE END
OF THE FORECAST, BUT THE HIGH WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED TO SEE WHEN
IT BREAKS DOWN.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH CONFIDENCE IN EXTREME HEAT
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CONTINUED ABOVE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES MONDAY AND BEYOND. MODERATE CONFIDENCE ON MONSOON
MOISTURE AND STORM POTENTIAL BUT LOW CONFIDENCE IN SPATIAL AND
TEMPORAL COVERAGE OF SAID STORMS. WINDS WERE INCREASED BY ABOUT 5
MPH FOR SATURDAY TO BETTER REFLECT POTENTIAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. PRECIPITATION IS NOT FORECASTED FOR ANY TERMINALS
THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
AMD NOT SKED CONTINUES FOR KEKO DUE TO COMMUNICATIONS ISSUES.
FIRE WEATHER
EXTREME HEAT IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY WITH
SINGLE DIGIT RH VALUES. CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT CRITICAL
THRESHOLDS WILL BE REACHED IN CENTRAL NEVADA ON SATURDAY AS WINDS
INCREASE TO GUST 30-35 MPH. MONSOONAL MOISTURE FLOW IS INDICATED
TO BEGIN ON MONDAY, WHICH WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR INITIAL
DRY THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL, AS WELL AS GENERAL THUNDER AND
POTENTIAL WETTING RAIN IMPACTS.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
HEAT ADVISORY FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY
NVZ031-034-035-038-039.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY NVZ033.
HEAT ADVISORY FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY
NVZ036-037-040-041.
DISCUSSION...94
AVIATION...99
FIRE WEATHER...94
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