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FXUS65 KLKN 241638
AFDLKN
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ELKO NV
938 AM PDT SAT OCT 24 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* UNSEASONABLY COOL THIS AFTERNOON
* WARMING TREND SUNDAY AND MONDAY
* SLIGHT CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW IN NORTHERN
NEVADA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING
DISCUSSION
(THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEVADA THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE SIX TO EIGHT DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. AS
A RESULT, A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. BY MONDAY
AFTERNOON, MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA
WILL BE NEAR NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN
NEVADA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, RESULTING IN A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. ANY PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ATMOSPHERIC DISTURBANCE WILL REMAIN NORTH
OF INTERSTATE 80. PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE HIGHEST NEAR THE
NEVADA/IDAHO BORDER. ZONAL FLOW ALOFT IS ANTICIPATED WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN DRY WEATHER AND SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM MAY BEGIN TO IMPACT NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL NEVADA AS EARLY AS THURSDAY NIGHT.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: HIGH FORECAST CONFIDENCE
REGARDING UNSEASONABLY COOL CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN A WARMING TREND SUNDAY AND MONDAY. LOW
FORECAST CONFIDENCE IN THE POSSIBILITY OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW IN NORTHERN NEVADA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
NO DEVIATIONS FROM THE NBM MODEL OUTPUT.
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT ALL TERMINALS THROUGH AT LEAST THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
FIRE WEATHER
HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGHOUT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA THIS
AFTERNOON WILL BE SIX TO EIGHT DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME
OF YEAR. A WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A TROUGH
OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING, RESULTING IN A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW.
LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
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