414  
FNUS75 KLKN 161032  
FWSLKN  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR 18 MILE...NDF  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV  
332 AM PDT THU JUL 16 2026  
 
FORECAST IS BASED ON FORECAST START TIME OF 0500 PDT ON JULY 16.  
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
 
PLEASE CONTACT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS  
OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST.  
   
DISCUSSION  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING ONCE  
AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND ERRATIC GUSTY  
WINDS. BEST TIMING FOR WIND GUSTS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS FROM 4  
THROUGH 8 PM. QUIETER CONDITIONS WITH WINDS EASING TONIGHT BEFORE  
ANOTHER ROUND OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH BRIEF  
HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND ERRATIC GUSTY WINDS.  
   
TODAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY  
SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90.  
MIN HUMIDITY........23 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC  
WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE  
AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................15 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...35 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 MPH.  
   
TONIGHT  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING  
PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.  
MAX HUMIDITY........64 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING  
DROPPING BELOW 5 MPH OVERNIGHT. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS  
IN THE EVENING.  
CWR.................26 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...25 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 MPH.  
   
FRIDAY  
 
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS  
AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.  
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.  
MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT.  
WIND (20 FT)........  
SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE  
SOUTH AROUND 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND  
ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN  
THE AFTERNOON.  
CWR.................26 PERCENT.  
CHANCE OF THUNDER...30 PERCENT.  
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.  
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 MPH.  
 
 
FORECASTER...DAVIS  
REQUESTED BY...JORDAN JAKE  
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE  
.TAG 2617403.0/LKN  
.DELDT 07/16/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JJAKE@FORESTRY.NV.GOV  
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