Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
722 FXUS65 KLKN 271931 AFDLKN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 1131 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1127 AM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 * Slight possibility of light precipitation Saturday night and Sunday morning * Colder this weekend * Developing possibility of another system late week bringing more cold temperatures and light precipitation && .DISCUSSION... (This afternoon through next Thursday) WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: Warm and quiet to finish out today before the trailing end of a cold front passes through Northeastern Nevada for tomorrow. High temperatures in Northern Nevada will drop to the 40s while Central Nevada will remain in the mid 50s for Friday. Temperatures continue to drop for the weekend, with highs in the 40s for Saturday and upper 30s and 40s for Sunday. A strengthening trough is expected to clip the forecast area Saturday night and Sunday, which will enforce the colder air and could spark a few snow showers in Elko county and mountain ranges in White Pine county. Accumulations currently look like a trace at low elevations and up to two inches in the mountains, but there is still plenty of time for this system to change. Temperatures rebound a few degrees for Monday and Tuesday even as a second trough crosses the area on Tuesday. Long range model guidance indicates another cold and dry system with only light precipitation but there is still a lot of model disagreement and this system will need to be monitored as it develops. FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: High confidence in cooler temperatures for the weekend. Moderate confidence in light precipitation Saturday night and Sunday. Moderate confidence in a trough passage late next week but low confidence in local impacts. && .AVIATION...VFR conditions and winds below 10KT expected at all sites through the next 24 hours. && .LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... None. && $$ DISCUSSION...94 AVIATION...94