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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
1201 AM PDT THU SEP 10 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* UNSEASONABLY WARM TODAY AND FRIDAY
* STRONG, GUSTY WINDS SATURDAY
* TURNING COOLER THIS WEEKEND
* NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN THE COLDEST VALLEYS OF NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL NEVADA SUNDAY NIGHT
DISCUSSION
(TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: CALM WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH UNSEASONABLY WARM
TEMPERATURES TODAY AND FRIDAY, AS HIGHS REACH SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. OVER THE WEEKEND, A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
NORTHWESTERN CONUS, WHICH WILL TIGHTEN SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS,
INCREASING WINDS SATURDAY. WINDS ON SATURDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE UP
TO 20-25 MPH SUSTAINED AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL ZONES SATURDAY AS MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DROP TO AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ALSO DRAG MUCH COOLER AIR INTO NEVADA
WITH HIGHS REACHING TO NEAR NORMAL SATURDAY, THEN DROPPING TO
SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW NORMAL SUNDAY. INTO THE NEXT WEEK,
TEMPERATURES WILL SLIGHTLY WARM BUT EXPECTED TO STAY AROUND NORMAL
WITH LIGHT WINDS.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH CONFIDENCE REGARDING
UNSEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY AND FRIDAY. MODERATE CONFIDENCE
IN STRONG, GUSTY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND. NO
CHANGES TO NBM GRIDS AT THIS TIME.
AVIATION
LOOK FOR VFR CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL TERMINALS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOUR
PERIOD.
FIRE WEATHER
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
NEVADA FROM 11 AM PDT SATURDAY MORNING UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY
EVENING DUE TO SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH AND MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES AS LOW AS 9 PERCENT. A COOLING TREND IS EXPECTED
THIS WEEKEND. BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND
FIVE DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
FIRE WEATHER WATCH 18Z SATURDAY UNTIL 9Z SUNDAY FOR ZONES 424,
425, 426, 427, 437, 438, 469, AND 470.
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