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AFDREV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
150 AM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* UNSEASONABLY MILD AND DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND, THEN SLIGHT
COOLING AND BREEZY WINDS SAT-SUN WITH A WEAK COLD FRONT.
* RECORD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK AS A
REMARKABLY STRONG AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE WEST.
* LONGER RANGE OUTLOOKS STRONGLY FAVOR DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS
GOING THROUGH AT LEAST THE THIRD WEEK OF MARCH.
DISCUSSION
UNSEASONABLY MILD AND DRY WEATHER CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON ONCE AGAIN EXPECTED TO
REACH NEARLY 15F ABOVE AVERAGE WITH MID-70S ACROSS W.NEVADA AND
MID 60S FOR SIERRA VALLEYS.
HOWEVER, TEMPERATURES WILL COOL 3-6 DEGREES ON SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY AS COLD FRONT BRUSHES ACROSS NORTHERN NEVADA. BREEZY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT WITH GUSTS OF 20-30 MPH
MAINLY NORTH OF I-80 SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE WEAKENING AND
BECOMING NORTHEAST TO EAST BY SUNDAY. ONLY A 15-20% CHANCE FOR LIGHT
SHOWERS ACROSS THE SURPRISE VALLEY IN E.MODOC SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
THE MAIN STORY THEN TURNS TO THE VERY HIGH LIKELIHOOD OF RECORD
TEMPERATURES THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK AS A REMARKABLY STRONG
UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE WEST. W.NEVADA VALLEYS WILL
WARM INTO THE LOW-MID 80S WITH SIERRA VALLEYS SEEING LOW-MID 70S.
THESE HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE MORE TYPICAL OF EARLY TO MID JUNE OR
ABOUT 20-25F ABOVE AVERAGE FOR MID-MARCH.
DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY BE BROKEN DURING THE MONDAY-
SATURDAY TIMEFRAME NEXT WEEK WITH TUESDAY-THURSDAY BEING TARGETED
AS THE WARMEST DAYS OF THE WEEK. OUR CURRENT FORECASTED HIGH
TEMPERATURES TUESDAY-THURSDAY FOR RENO WOULD BREAK THE ALL-TIME
RECORD FOR THE WARMEST MARCH DAY ON RECORD WHICH IS CURRENTLY 83F
WHICH WAS SET ON MARCH 31, 1966. OVERALL MULTIPLE DAILY RECORDS
AND CONSECUTIVE 80 DEGREE DAY RECORDS WILL ALL BE ON THE TABLE
NEXT WEEK WITH THIS UNPRECEDENTED RIDGE SET-UP. ASIDE FROM THE
WARMTH, THERE ARE NO REAL PROSPECTS FOR PRECIPITATION IN THE NEXT
7-10 DAYS. FUENTES
AVIATION
WIDESPREAD VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH NEXT WEEK WITH BREEZY
WINDS EACH AFTERNOON INTO THE WEEKEND. WINDS PEAK ON SATURDAY WITH
N/NW GUSTS OF 20-25 KTS.
FOR NEXT WEEK, WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY PRESENT
DENSITY ALTITUDE CONCERNS FOR WESTERN NEVADA TERMINALS.
-SALAS/FUENTES
REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NV...NONE.
CA...NONE.
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