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FXUS65 KLKN 281046
AFDLKN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Elko NV
246 AM PST Fri Nov 28 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 221 AM PST Fri Nov 28 2025

* A storm system clips Northeastern NV Saturday night into Sunday,
  bringing a 25% chance of valley snow and a 70% chance of
  mountain snow to Elko County

* Snowfall amounts for Elko County Saturday night into Sunday
  range from a trace up to around an inch on roadways, heaviest
  amounts north of Interstate 80

* A second storm system is expected Tuesday into Wednesday, with
  snowfall mainly confined to mountains of Elko County

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.UPDATE...
Issued at 221 AM PST Fri Nov 28 2025

Current forecast is tracking well; only minor adjustments to
snowfall amounts for Saturday night into Sunday.

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.DISCUSSION...
(This afternoon through next Thursday)

WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: High temperatures in Northern Nevada
will range from 40s to low 50s today, while Central Nevada
temperatures remain in the mid 50s to low 60s. 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 four 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.

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.AVIATION...VFR conditions are expected at all sites through the
next 24 hours. A dry frontal boundary moves across Northeastern
Nevada today, with wind gusts of 15 to 25 knots expected this
afternoon at KBAM, KEKO, KENV and KELY.

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.LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
None.
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DISCUSSION...96
AVIATION...96