Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
812
FNUS55 KLKN 040955
FWFLKN
Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Central Nevada
National Weather Service Elko NV
255 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.DISCUSSION...Strong winter-like weather system impacts the
forecast region for the weekend bringing strong winds,
accumulating rain and snow, and a few thunderstorms. Unsettled
conditions continue early next week with mostly dry weather
expected by the end of the week.
Note: See Fire Weather Discussion in the Area Forecast Discussion
for more info
Note: Thunderstorms imply gusty and erratic winds
Note: CWR means precipitation totals will be more than 0.10 inches
Note: Winds in the extended forecast are average daytime winds
NVZ437-042315-
Humboldt County-Quinn-
255 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Areas of blowing dust through the
day. Scattered showers in the morning. Rain
showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....
Valleys..........55-65.
Mid slope........51-61.
24 hr trend......Little change.
Min humidity........
Valleys..........29-39%.
Mid slope........31-41%.
24 hr trend......15% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Windy. South winds around 15 mph
increasing to southwest 20 to 30 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Blowing snow and patchy blowing dust through
the night. Showers in the evening. Snow showers
after midnight.
Min temperature.....
Valleys..........29-34.
Mid slope........28-38.
24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........
Valleys..........81-91%.
Mid slope........77-87%.
24 hr trend......48% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to
35 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Areas of blowing dust in the morning. Blowing
snow through the day. Patchy blowing dust in
the afternoon. Snow showers in the morning.
Isolated thunderstorms through the day. Rain
showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....
Valleys..........44-49.
Mid slope........35-45.
24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........
Valleys..........36-46%.
Mid slope........45-55%.
24 hr trend......23% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Breezy. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.Extended...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Blowing snow and patchy blowing dust. Showers. Lows
30-35. . West winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Areas of blowing snow. Showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Highs 50-60. . West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Areas of blowing snow. Showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 29-34. Highs 45-55. .
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing snow. Isolated snow
showers. Lows 27-32. Highs 55-60. .
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing snow. Lows 32-37. Highs
62-67. .
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 37-42. Highs 68-73. .
$$
NVZ424-042315-
Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County-
255 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the
morning. Areas of blowing dust in the
afternoon. Showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....
Valleys..........64-74.
Mid slope........59-69.
24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........
Valleys..........22-32%.
Mid slope........24-34%.
24 hr trend......11% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Windy. South winds around 15 mph
increasing to southwest 20 to 30 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Blowing snow and patchy blowing dust through
the night. Showers in the evening. Numerous
snow showers after midnight.
Min temperature.....
Valleys..........28-33.
Mid slope........27-37.
24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........
Valleys..........83-93%.
Mid slope........76-86%.
24 hr trend......40% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Breezy. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with
gusts to 40 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Blowing snow and patchy blowing dust. Snow
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....
Valleys..........44-49.
Mid slope........33-43.
24 hr trend......17 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........
Valleys..........37-47%.
Mid slope........40-50%.
24 hr trend......11% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Breezy. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.Extended...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Areas of blowing snow and patchy blowing dust.
Numerous snow showers. Lows 30-35. . West winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing snow and blowing dust.
Showers. Highs 50-60. . West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Areas of blowing dust and patchy blowing snow. Showers
and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 30-35. Highs 45-55. .
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 26-31. Highs 47-57. .
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 30-35. Highs 55-65. .
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 35-40. Highs 62-72. .
$$
NVZ438-042315-
W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80-
255 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust in the
morning. Areas of blowing dust in the
afternoon. Showers and isolated thunderstorms
in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....
Valleys..........65-75.
Mid slope........58-68.
24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........
Valleys..........21-31%.
Mid slope........25-35%.
24 hr trend......4% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Windy. Southeast winds around 15 mph
increasing to southwest 20 to 30 mph in
the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Blowing snow through the night. Patchy blowing
dust after midnight. Isolated thunderstorms in
the evening. Rain showers through the night.
Min temperature.....
Valleys..........29-34.
Mid slope........31-39.
24 hr trend......7 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........
Valleys..........85-95%.
Mid slope........81-91%.
24 hr trend......46% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to
35 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Blowing snow through the day. Snow showers in
the morning. Isolated thunderstorms through the
day. Rain showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....
Valleys..........41-51.
Mid slope........32-42.
24 hr trend......22 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........
Valleys..........42-52%.
Mid slope........53-63%.
24 hr trend......26% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Breezy. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.Extended...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Blowing snow. Showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Lows 30-35. . West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Patchy blowing snow and blowing dust. Showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Highs 50-60. . West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.TUESDAY...Patchy blowing snow and blowing dust. Showers and
isolated thunderstorms. Lows 31-36. Highs 45-55. .
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Scattered snow
showers. Lows 25-30. Highs 47-57. .
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 24-34. Highs 54-64. .
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 34-39. Highs 62-72. .
$$
NVZ469-042315-
Central Elko County-
255 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Areas of blowing dust and patchy
blowing snow in the morning. Blowing dust in
the afternoon. Scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....
Valleys..........63-73.
Mid slope........59-69.
24 hr trend......13 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........
Valleys..........18-28%.
Mid slope........22-32%.
24 hr trend......2% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Windy. Southeast winds around 15 mph
increasing to south 20 to 30 mph in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Blowing dust in the evening. Blowing snow
through the night. Isolated thunderstorms in
the evening. Rain showers through the night.
Min temperature.....
Valleys..........29-34.
Mid slope........28-38.
24 hr trend......4 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........
Valleys..........83-93%.
Mid slope........76-86%.
24 hr trend......30% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Breezy. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with
gusts to 40 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Blowing snow through the day. Snow showers in
the morning. Isolated thunderstorms through the
day. Rain showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....
Valleys..........37-47.
Mid slope........32-42.
24 hr trend......28 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........
Valleys..........46-56%.
Mid slope........54-64%.
24 hr trend......27% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Breezy. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.Extended...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Blowing snow. Showers and isolated
thunderstorms. Lows 28-33. . West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Blowing snow and patchy blowing dust. Showers and
isolated thunderstorms. Highs 47-57. . West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Blowing snow and patchy blowing dust. Showers and
isolated thunderstorms. Lows 29-34. Highs 41-51. .
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Areas of blowing snow. Scattered snow
showers. Lows 22-27. Highs 44-54. .
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing snow. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 25-30. Highs 51-61. .
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing snow. Isolated showers. Lows
32-37. Highs 59-69. .
$$
NVZ470-042315-
Eastern Elko County-
255 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing snow and blowing
dust in the morning. Blowing dust in the
afternoon. Scattered showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....
Valleys..........65-75.
Mid slope........60-70.
24 hr trend......13 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........
Valleys..........15-23%.
Mid slope........19-28%.
24 hr trend......3% drier.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Windy. Southeast winds around 15 mph with
gusts to 35 mph increasing to south 20 to
30 mph with gusts to 55 mph in the
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Blowing dust through the night. Blowing snow
after midnight. Showers through the night.
Min temperature.....
Valleys..........27-37.
Mid slope........30-40.
24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........
Valleys..........76-86%.
Mid slope........71-81%.
24 hr trend......19% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Windy. South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts
to 60 mph becoming west 15 to 25 mph with
gusts to 45 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Blowing snow through the day. Showers in the
morning. Isolated thunderstorms through the
day. Snow showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....
Valleys..........39-49.
Mid slope........32-42.
24 hr trend......28 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........
Valleys..........38-48%.
Mid slope........45-55%.
24 hr trend......17% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Breezy. West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts
to 35 mph.
.Extended...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Breezy. Blowing snow and patchy blowing dust. Snow
showers. Lows 26-36. . West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.MONDAY...Breezy. Blowing snow and areas of blowing dust. Showers
and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 48-58. . West winds 15 to 25 mph.
.TUESDAY...Breezy. Blowing snow and areas of blowing dust. Showers
and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 28-38. Highs 42-52. .
.WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Scattered snow
showers. Lows 21-31. Highs 44-54. .
.THURSDAY...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing snow. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms. Lows 24-34. Highs 50-60. .
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing snow. Isolated showers. Lows
30-40. Highs 57-67. .
$$
NVZ427-042315-
Central Nevada-Toiyabe-
255 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Areas of blowing dust in the
morning. Blowing dust in the afternoon. Showers
in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....
Valleys..........61-71.
Mid slope........57-67.
24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........
Valleys..........15-23%.
Mid slope........19-28%.
24 hr trend......Little change.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Very windy. South winds 15 to 25 mph
increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 55 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Blowing dust in the evening. Blowing snow
through the night. Patchy blowing dust after
midnight. Showers through the night.
Min temperature.....
Valleys..........21-31.
Mid slope........25-35.
24 hr trend......14 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........
Valleys..........70-80%.
Mid slope........64-74%.
24 hr trend......28% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Windy. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with
gusts to 55 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph
with gusts 25 to 30 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Blowing snow and patchy blowing dust. Snow
showers and isolated thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....
Valleys..........40-50.
Mid slope........35-45.
24 hr trend......20 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........
Valleys..........22-32%.
Mid slope........26-36%.
24 hr trend......12% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Windy. West winds 15 to 20 mph increasing
to northwest 20 to 30 mph in the
afternoon.
.Extended...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Blowing snow and patchy blowing dust.
Scattered snow showers. Lows 22-32. . West winds 15 to 20 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of blowing dust and patchy blowing
snow. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Highs 58-68. .
West winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Breezy. Areas of blowing dust. Scattered
showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 26-36. Highs 53-63. .
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 22-32. Highs 52-62. .
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 25-35. Highs 57-67. .
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 30-40. Highs 64-74. .
$$
NVZ426-042315-
Northern Nye County-Mojave-
255 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Areas of blowing dust through the
day. Scattered showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....
Valleys..........68-78.
Mid slope........62-72.
24 hr trend......Little change.
Min humidity........
Valleys..........14-21%.
Mid slope........17-25%.
24 hr trend......2% drier.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Very windy. South winds around 15 mph
increasing to 25 to 40 mph in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 50 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Blowing dust in the evening. Areas of blowing
dust and patchy blowing snow after midnight.
Numerous showers through the night.
Min temperature.....
Valleys..........26-36.
Mid slope........30-40.
24 hr trend......12 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........
Valleys..........60-70%.
Mid slope........51-61%.
24 hr trend......10% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Windy. South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts
to 55 mph becoming west 15 to 25 mph with
gusts to 35 mph after midnight.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing snow in the
morning. Patchy blowing dust through the day.
Numerous snow showers in the morning. Isolated
showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....
Valleys..........43-53.
Mid slope........38-48.
24 hr trend......20 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........
Valleys..........17-24%.
Mid slope........22-29%.
24 hr trend......6% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to
35 mph.
.Extended...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Patchy blowing dust. Lows 23-33. .
Northwest winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Patchy blowing dust. Highs 60-70. . West
winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Areas of blowing dust. Lows 33-38. Highs
59-69. .
.WEDNESDAY...Clear. Lows 25-35. Highs 58-63. .
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 30-35. Highs 58-68. .
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 36-41. Highs 64-74. .
$$
NVZ425-042315-
White Pine and Northeast Nye Counties-
255 AM PDT Sat May 4 2024
.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Areas of blowing dust in the
morning. Blowing dust in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....
Valleys..........68-78.
Mid slope........63-73.
24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer.
Min humidity........
Valleys..........15-20%.
Mid slope........18-25%.
24 hr trend......Little change.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Very windy. South winds around 15 mph
increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 55 mph.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Areas of blowing snow in the evening. Blowing
dust through the night. Blowing snow after
midnight. Showers through the night.
Min temperature.....
Valleys..........24-34.
Mid slope........27-37.
24 hr trend......9 degrees cooler.
Max humidity........
Valleys..........78-88%.
Mid slope........70-80%.
24 hr trend......33% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...Very windy. South winds 25 to 45 mph
becoming southwest 15 to 25 mph after
midnight. Gusts up to 60 mph.
.SUNDAY...
Sky/weather.........Blowing snow through the day. Patchy blowing
dust in the afternoon. Showers in the morning.
Isolated thunderstorms through the day. Snow
showers in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....
Valleys..........42-52.
Mid slope........38-48.
24 hr trend......25 degrees cooler.
Min humidity........
Valleys..........29-39%.
Mid slope........33-43%.
24 hr trend......22% wetter.
20-foot winds.......
Valleys/lwr slopes...West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts 25 to
30 mph.
.Extended...
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Blowing snow and patchy blowing dust.
Scattered snow showers. Lows 21-31. . West winds around 15 mph.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Areas of blowing dust and patchy blowing
snow. Isolated showers. Highs 57-67. . West winds around 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Areas of blowing dust and patchy blowing
snow. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 25-35.
Highs 51-61. .
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing snow. Lows 21-31. Highs
51-61. .
.THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing snow. Lows 23-33. Highs
56-66. .
.FRIDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing snow. Isolated showers. Lows
28-38. Highs 62-72. .
$$