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FXUS65 KREV 141930
AFDREV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
1230 PM PDT THU MAY 14 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* WARM, ABOVE-AVERAGE TEMPERATURES THROUGH FRIDAY. TYPICAL
WESTERLY BREEZES WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND POOR OVERNIGHT RH
RECOVERY CONTINUES ACROSS W.NEVADA MID-SLOPES
* A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS WILL BRING 10-20 DEGREES OF COOLING
OVER THE WEEKEND WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS AND CHANCES FOR LIGHT
SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT ON SUNDAY.
* A WARMING TREND WILL BRING A RETURN OF ABOVE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES FOR THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
SEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH
TEMPERATURES RUNNING ABOUT 10 DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE. HIGHS WILL
REACH THE LOW TO MID-80S IN WESTERN NEVADA VALLEYS AND MID-70S IN
SIERRA COMMUNITIES. DRY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL, WITH TYPICAL
AFTERNOON WEST ZEPHYR WINDS GUSTING 20-25 MPH AND VERY LOW
HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES
WILL REMAIN LIMITED, AROUND 30-40% ACROSS WESTERN NEVADA MID-
SLOPES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
A SERIES OF COLD FRONTS THIS WEEKEND WILL BRING A STEADY COOLING
TREND AND INCREASING WINDS. HIGHS DROP TO NEAR AVERAGE SATURDAY
(LOW 70S WESTERN NEVADA, MID-60S SIERRA), THEN FALL ANOTHER 10
DEGREES SUNDAY (LOW 60S WESTERN NEVADA, MID-50S SIERRA). WINDS
STRENGTHEN FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 15-20 MPH SATURDAY, SHIFTING
NORTH TO NORTHEAST AT 15-25 MPH SUNDAY, WITH A 60-70% CHANCE OF
GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH, STRONGEST SOUTH OF US-50.
THESE WINDS MAY GENERATE BLOWING DUST DOWNWIND OF THE CARSON
SINK, REDUCING VISIBILITY ALONG PARTS OF US-50 IN CHURCHILL
COUNTY INTO MINERAL AND SOUTHERN LYON COUNTIES. ADDITIONAL IMPACTS
INCLUDE DIFFICULT CROSSWINDS FOR HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES, AVIATION
TURBULENCE, AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS.
A BAND OF SHOWERS (10-20% CHANCE) MAY ACCOMPANY THE MAIN COLD
FRONT SUNDAY MORNING, WITH LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE ABOVE
6000-6500 FT. CONFIDENCE IN TIMING AND COVERAGE REMAINS LOW TO
MODERATE. CONDITIONS TURN DRIER AND WARMER EARLY NEXT WEEK AS THE
TROUGH EXITS AND HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS, WITH HIGHS RETURNING TO THE
70S AND 80S BY WEDNESDAY. FUENTES
AVIATION
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS AND
TYPICAL WEST BREEZES EACH AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 20KTS. PERIODS
OF IFR CONDITIONS DUE TO AREAS OF FOG ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AT KTRK
FROM 12-15 UTC.
A SERIES OF COLD FRONT MAY YIELD INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS ON
SATURDAY WITH THE GUSTIEST CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY SUNDAY. AREAS OF
BLDU WITH 10-20% OF SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE FOR W.NV BASIN AND RANGE
TERMINALS INCLUDING: KLOL, KNFL, AND KHTH. FUENTES
REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NV...NONE.
CA...NONE.
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