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FXUS65 KREV 081332
AFDREV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
532 AM PST THU JAN 8 2026
UPDATE
THE BACK EDGE OF THE MAIN SNOW BAND HAS DEPARTED THE GREATER
RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA AND THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND
RANGE. RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY CONFIRM THE LOCUS OF
FRONTOGENESIS SHIFTING SOUTH AND EAST, ENDING THE THREAT FOR
ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IN THE AFOREMENTIONED AREAS. CONSEQUENTLY,
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THE GREATER
RENO-CARSON CITY-MINDEN AREA AND THE WESTERN NEVADA BASIN AND
RANGE.
HOWEVER, SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING COMMUTE
HOURS ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN LYON AND MINERAL COUNTIES, WHERE
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.
ALTHOUGH THE FALLING SNOW HAS ENDED FOR THE RENO METRO, THE
MORNING COMMUTE IS BEING SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS AND ROAD CAMERAS INDICATE MANY THOROUGHFARES REMAIN
SNOW-COVERED AND ICY. WITH TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW FREEZING,
EXISTING SNOW AND ICE ON ROADWAYS IS UNLIKELY TO MELT THIS
MORNING. COMMUTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION, MAINTAIN
HIGH FOLLOWING DISTANCES, AND ALLOW FOR EXTENDED TRAVEL TIME.
BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS ARE ALSO CONTRIBUTING TO COLD AND
UNCOMFORTABLE CONDITIONS THIS MORNING. OBSERVATIONS AND SHORT-TERM
GUIDANCE INDICATE WIND CHILLS ARE GENERALLY IN THE -5 TO 10 DEGREE
RANGE ALONG THE MIDSLOPES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA,
WHICH WILL POSE A CONCERN FOR ANYONE RECREATING IN THE
BACKCOUNTRY TODAY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN LEAD TO COLD STRESS
WITHOUT PROPER GEAR, AND THOSE RECREATING OUTDOORS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER CONDITIONS THAN INDICATED BY
AMBIENT TEMPERATURES ALONE.
-JOHNSTON
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KEY MESSAGES...
* SNOW SHOWERS WILL DISSIPATE THIS MORNING ACROSS MINERAL,
SOUTHERN LYON, AND MONO COUNTIES.
* BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH COLD TEMPERATURES.
* AFTER A COLD FRIDAY MORNING, WARMER, DRIER WEATHER RETURNS
THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION...
THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THAT HAS BROUGHT A BAND OF SNOWFALL TO THE I-
80/US-580 CORRIDOR OVERNIGHT WILL CONTINUE A SOUTHEASTWARD TREND
THROUGH THE MORNING, LEAVING SNOW DEPOSITS ON AREA ROADWAYS. THIS
MORNING'S COMMUTE WILL BE IMPACTED, AND OUR BEST ADVICE IS TO LEAVE
EARLY AND TRAVEL WITH CAUTION THIS MORNING, AND FRANKLY THAT WILL
BE DECENT ADVICE ALL DAY. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL REMAIN LOWER
TODAY, WITH WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS RANGING IN THE MID 30S AND
FOOTHILL COMMUNITIES STAYING BELOW THE FREEZING MARK TODAY. THIS
WILL ALLOW SOME AREAS TO MELT AWAY SNOW, WHILE OTHERS WILL LIKELY
END UP SHOVELING, SALTING AND PLOWING TO ELIMINATE THE SLIPPERY
THREAT. BOTTOM LINE, IF YOU HAVE TRAVEL PLANS TODAY, BE PREPARED
FOR VARIABLE ROAD CONDITIONS DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU MAY GO. MIND
YOUR STEP AS YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR, WALKWAYS, DECKS AND PATIOS
WILL ALSO BE A SLICK SURFACE TO CONTEND WITH.
CLEARING SKIES WILL ALLOW OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES TO SINK TO
THE COLDEST READINGS YET THIS YEAR. WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS WILL
SETTLE INTO THE MID TEENS TO LOW 20S, AND SIERRA VALLEYS WILL BE
CHILLED TO THE SINGLE DIGITS. MIGHT BE A GOOD DAY TO STAY INSIDE
AND BUNDLE UP AND LET WARMER TEMPERATURES TAKE HOLD BEFORE COMING
OUTDOORS.
AS OF FRIDAY, A RIDGE BEGINS TO BUILD IN THAT WILL INTRODUCE WARMER
AIR, A DRYING TREND AND CLEAR SKIES. INVERSIONS WILL BUILD IN AS
LIGHT WINDS ALSO ARE A FEATURE OF THIS PATTERN. THE WEEKEND WILL
STILL PACK A CHILL AT NIGHT AS IT WILL TAKE TIME FOR THE WARMTH TO
MODIFY THE AIRMASS. THE OVERALL PATTERN OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL
REMAIN OVER THE WEST COAST INTO NEXT WEEK. HINTS OF SHORTWAVES
RIDING THE PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE LATE NEXT WEEK MAY CONTAIN SOME
WEATHER IMPACTS, BUT CONFIDENCE IS LOW ON IF OR HOW THIS WOULD
AFFECT OUR AREA. HRICH
AVIATION...
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL AFFECT ALL TERMINALS, WITH TERRAIN
OBSCURATIONS. SNOW SHOULD CLEAR PAST KRNO/KCXP/KMEV AROUND
12-13Z, AND WILL BE ON IT'S WAY TO KMMH. KMMH SHOULD SEE
CLEARING BY 15-16Z. KTVL MAY SEE SOME SNOW SHOWERS LINGER
BEHIND THE FRONT, IF A LAKE EFFECT OR LAKE ENHANCEMENT TAKES
SHAPE BETWEEN 12-15Z.
* NORTHERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE FRONTAL PASSAGE, AND ONCE THE SNOW
DECLINES, THE RIDGES WILL AGAIN GUST THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING. FOR SIERRA TERMINALS, WINDS WILL BE MORE NORTHEASTERLY,
SETTING UP RIDGE GUSTS OF 40-50 KTS. LLWS WILL DEVELOP ALONG AND
WEST OF THE CREST OF THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS, BUT NOT
DIRECTLY OVERHEAD OF SIERRA TERMINALS KTRK/KTVL/KMMH. HRICH
REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NV...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING NVZ002.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING NVZ001.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING NVZ004.
CA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING CAZ072.
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