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FXUS65 KREV 292042
AFDREV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1242 PM PST THU JAN 29 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN THE AREA.
* A SLOW, GRADUAL WARMING TREND INTO THIS WEEKEND WILL BRING ABOVE
AVERAGE TEMPERATURES BY SATURDAY.
* A WEAK SYSTEM ON SUNDAY MAY BRING BREEZY WINDS AND
PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO NE CA AND N NV, BUT CONFIDENCE REMAINS
LOW.
DISCUSSION
TAKING A LOOK AT SATELLITE THIS AFTERNOON WE CAN SEE THERE'S MOSTLY
MID-UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS HOVERING AROUND THE WESTERN US. A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH IN THE NW OFF THE COAST IS WHAT'S BEHIND ALL THESE CLOUDS.
THEY WILL HANG AROUND THROUGH SUNDAY, EVENTUALLY FLUSHING OUT SUNDAY
NIGHT. THERE'S ALSO QUITE A BIT OF HAZINESS AROUND RENO FROM THE
PRESCRIBED BURNS THAT ARE GOING ON. THAT HAZINESS MAY LINGER INTO
THE WEEKEND, WITH THE WINDS ON SUNDAY EVENTUALLY MIXING EVERYTHING
OUT.
HIGH PRESSURE HAS RETURNED TO THE REGION, KEEPING US DRY AND WARM
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES INCREASE TO NEAR 60 IN LOWER
VALLEYS AND UPWARDS OF 55 IN SIERRA COMMUNITIES BY FRIDAY, ABOUT 10
DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. MORNINGS WILL STILL BE PRETTY CHILLY, WITH
LOW TEMPS THIS WEEKEND AROUND 30-35 DEGREES FOR LOWER VALLEYS AND 25-
30 DEGREES FOR SIERRA VALLEYS.
THERE LOOKS TO BE ANOTHER SHORTWAVE TROUGH PASSING THROUGH THIS
SUNDAY, AND MOST OF THE CAMS AND LONG RANGE MODELS HAVE US ON THE
SOUTHERN END OF THE PRECIP. JUST OUR NORTHERN CWA HAS THE GREATEST
CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION AT 10% OR LESS. WE'LL SEE SOME BREEZY
WINDS OUT OF IT TOO, WITH GUSTS UP TO 10-20 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
FOR LASSEN AND FAR EASTERN MODOC COUNTIES. THERE'S A LOT OF
VARIABILITY IN THE MODELS STILL, BUT THIS COLD FRONT HAS BEEN
TRENDING DRIER AND DRIER FOR OUR AREA. AFTER SUNDAY, HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES IN AGAIN AND WE DRY OUT, WARM UP, AND VALLEY INVERSIONS
COULD ONCE AGAIN COME BACK.
-JUSTIN
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS RETURN TO THE REGION TODAY THROUGH
SATURDAY. HAZE WILL LINGER AROUND KRNO AND POSSIBLY KTRK AND CXP
THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. MID-HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL ALSO STAY OVER
OUR AREA THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
-JUSTIN
REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NV...NONE.
CA...NONE.
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