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FXUS65 KREV 172001
AFDREV
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RENO NV
101 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* EXPECT WIDESPREAD FREEZING TO NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS.
* A RIDGE BUILDS BACK INTO THE REGION BY MID-WEEK, ALLOWING FOR
WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS INTO THE WEEKEND.
DISCUSSION
* AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND STRONG COLD FRONT IS PASSING THROUGH
THE REGION TODAY. CURRENTLY AS OF 12 PM, RADAR IMAGERY IS
SHOWING A BAND OF LIGHT PRECIPITATION AND SHOWERS STRETCHING
FROM LASSEN AND EASTERN PLUMAS COUNTIES EASTWARD INTO THE INNER
BASINS AND RANGE. THIS BAND OF PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO
SLOWLY MOVING SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, AND WILL
EVENTUALLY EXIT THE INNER-BASINS AND MONO COUNTY BY 5-7 PM PDT.
* LOCAL CAMERA NETWORKS INDICATE SNOW LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY AROUND
5,000 FEET, WITH LIGHT SNOW CURRENTLY FALLING ON PEAVINE, USA
PARKWAY (SR-439), AND SOUTH RENO. OTHER CAMERA NETWORKS ARE
SHOWING MOSTLY LIGHT RAIN IN THE INNER-BASINS ALONG I-80 AND
US-50/US-95. WINDS HAVE ADDITIONALLY STARTED TO PICK UP ACROSS
THE REGION, ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF US-50 IN WESTERN NV AND ALSO
MONO COUNTY. EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE TO REMAIN STRONG FOR
AREAS SOUTH OF US-50 IN WESTERN NV AS WELL AS IN MONO COUNTY
INTO THE EVENING, WITH GUSTS UPWARD OF 55-60 MPH.
* IT WILL BE A COLD NIGHT AHEAD FOR MUCH OF THE REGION AS LOW
TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID-30S IN WESTERN NV AND
ANYWHERE FROM THE MID-TEENS TO MID-20S IN THE EASTERN SIERRA.
LOW TEMPERATURES REBOUND A FEW DEGREES TOMORROW NIGHT, BUT WILL
STILL REMAIN IN THE MID-30S IN WESTERN NV AND 20S TO LOW 30S IN
THE SIERRA.
* WE'LL REMAIN UNDER A COOLER TROUGH PATTERN THROUGH TUESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND AROUND 5-10 DEGREES ON MONDAY, BUT
REMAIN ~10 DEGREES BELOW AVERAGE. WE ADD ANOTHER 5-10 DEGREES TO
THE HIGH TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY, NEARING AVERAGE FOR THIS TIME
OF MAY. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE AREA WEDNESDAY INTO
THE WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES REBOUND BACK ABOVE SEASONAL AVERAGES.
-MCKELLAR
AVIATION
* SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE WESTERN NV TERMINALS THROUGH
AROUND 00-02Z TONIGHT. THERE IS A LOW CHANCE FOR A MIX OF
RAIN/SNOW AT RNO, CXP, AND MEV. OTHERWISE, EXPECT MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATIONS AND LOCALIZED IFR/MVFR IN SHOWERS AND LOW CEILINGS.
* LIGHT SHOWERS FOR TRK AND TVL THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH MOUNTAIN
OBSCURATIONS AND LOCALIZED IFR/MVFR IN SHOWERS AND LOW CEILINGS.
MMH HAS A CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN/SNOW MIX THIS AFTERNOON.
* WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST THROUGH THE
EVENING AT ALL TERMINALS. LOCALIZED GUSTS TO 40 KTS ARE
CONCEIVABLE THROUGH THE EVENING.
* LOCALIZED LLWS ALONG AND MOSTLY WEST OF THE CRESTS THROUGH EARLY
MONDAY MORNING. -MCKELLAR
REV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NV...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING NVZ003.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY
NVZ002.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING NVZ001.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON NVZ004.
CA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING CAZ071.
LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY
CAZ072.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING CAZ073.
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