Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
860 FXUS65 KLKN 142007 AFDLKN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 1207 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1207 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025 * Unseasonably warm today and Saturday * Periods of rain in the valleys of Northern and Central Nevada Saturday evening through Monday night * Light snow on passes and summits Sunday evening through Monday night * Much cooler Sunday and Monday && .DISCUSSION... (This afternoon through Thursday) WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: An upper-level area of low pressure will move southward, just off the coast of California this afternoon and tonight. This cyclone aloft will approached the coast of Southern California Saturday. The upper-level area of low pressure will pivot northward toward Central Nevada Saturday night. This will be the first of several atmospheric impulses to impact Northern and Central Nevada Saturday evening through Monday night. Precipitation will spread northward across Central and Northern Nevada Saturday evening. Periods of precipitation are expected throughout Northern and Central Nevada Saturday night through Monday night. Snow levels will start at around 10,000 feet Saturday evening, before dropping to about 6,000 feet Monday night. Light snow is expected over passes and summits along Highway 50 and Interstate 80 east of Elko Sunday evening through Monday night. Here are probabilities of rain amounts of one half of an inch or more for select locations in Northern and Central Nevada from 4 PM PST Saturday, November 14th, 2025 until 4 AM PST Monday, November 16th, 2025: Austin - 74% Eureka - 66% Tonopah - 62% McDermitt - 57% Lamoille - 52% Winnemucca - 51% Battle Mountain - 50% Carlin - 48% Spring Creek - 41% Elko - 34% Much cooler weather is in store for the service area Sunday and Monday. High temperatures throughout Northern and Central Nevada Sunday afternoon will be around ten degrees cooler than Saturday afternoon. Maximum temperatures across Northern and Central Nevada Monday afternoon will be a couple of degrees below normal for this time of year. The next storm system may impact the Silver State Thursday. FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: High forecast confidence regarding unseasonably warm temperatures today and Saturday. High forecast confidence in periods of rain in the valleys of Northern and Central Nevada Saturday evening through Monday night. Moderate forecast confidence regarding light snow on passes and summits Sunday evening through Monday night. Moderate forecast confidence in much cooler temperatures Sunday and Monday. && .AVIATION... Intermittent MVFR ceilings are expected at KTPH this afternoon. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail at all terminals this afternoon through at least Saturday morning. && .LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... None. && $$ 87