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FXUS65 KREV 082242
AFDREV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
234 PM PST THU JAN 8 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WITH SINGLE DIGIT AND SUB-ZERO LOWS
FOR SIERRA VALLEYS.
* REFREEZING OF DAYTIME SNOWMELT COULD LEAD TO ICY CONDITIONS
TONIGHT AND AREAS OF FREEZING FOG IN THE SIERRA.
* HIGH PRESSURE WILL PROVIDE DRY AND MILD WEATHER NEXT WEEK WITH
LIGHT BREEZES AND STRENGTHENING VALLEY INVERSIONS.
DISCUSSION
BRISK CONDITIONS ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE AFTER OUR EARLY MORNING
COLD FRONT AND SNOWBAND LAST NIGHT. AFTERNOON HIGHS TODAY REMAINED
IN THE 30 DEGREE RANGE FOR W.NEVADA VALLEYS WITH 20S FOR SIERRA
COMMUNITIES. THE COLDEST AREAS ARE ON RIDGETOP AREAS WHERE WIND
CHILLS ARE IN THE LOW SINGLE DIGIT AND NEGATIVE RANGE.
AS CLOUDS CLEAR AND WINDS LIGHTEN, EXPECT A FRIGID NIGHT WITH MANY
SIERRA VALLEYS DIPPING INTO THE SINGLE DIGIT AND SUB-ZERO VICINITY.
COLD POOL AREAS IN THE SIERRA COULD DROP LOWS BELOW -10 OVERNIGHT.
FULL SUN AND SNOWMELT THIS AFTERNOON COULD ALSO RESULT IN AREAS OF
FREEZING FOG, ESPECIALLY FOR SIERRA VALLEYS. OTHERWISE, AFTERNOON
SNOWMELT MAY LEAD TO AREAS OF REFREEZE ON ROADS AND PAVED SURFACES
TONIGHT AS W.NEVADA VALLEYS LOWS DROP INTO THE TEENS.
FOR THE UPCOMING WEEK, THE WEATHER WILL QUIET DOWN AS HIGH
PRESSURE TAKES HOLD WHICH WILL LEAD TO TEMPERATURES WARMING TO
NEAR AVERAGE BY LATE WEEKEND, THEN INTO THE 50S REGIONWIDE NEXT
WEEK. OTHERWISE EXPECT LIGHT BREEZES, DRY CONDITIONS, AND
STRENGTHENING INVERSIONS NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS.
FUENTES
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THIS EVENING FOR ALL TERMINALS. AREAS
OF FREEZING FOG ARE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT FOR SIERRA TERMINALS (KTRK,
KTVL, KMMH) DUE TO DECREASING WINDS, CLEARING SKIES, AND RECENT
AFTERNOON SNOW MELT. OTHERWISE EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE PROVIDES GRADUAL WARMING, LIGHT EAST
BREEZES, AND DRY CONDITIONS. FUENTES
REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NV...NONE.
CA...NONE.
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