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Hydrometeorological Discussion
National Weather Service / California Nevada RFC / Sacramento CA
830 AM PDT Tue May 7 2024

...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER NE NV TODAY AS
A DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH...
...WARMER WITH MAINLY DRY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...

.METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (TUE AM - MON AM)...

A shortwave trough moved through the Pac NW and into NE NV overnight
into today. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms possible
mainly over NE NV today. Freezing levels around 5000-6000 ft over
nrn NV today. Precipitation amounts generally a tenth of an inch or
less with local amounts up to half an inch.

High pressure builds over the Eastern Pacific off the west coast on
Wednesday with a low centered over the north central U.S. with a
trough over most of the western U.S.  Another low forms over Srn NV
as the trough splits and high pressure builds into the Pac NW
Thursday the high pressure pushes into CA Friday into Saturday
pushing the low to the east and into the four corners region Sunday.
This will bring warmer temperatures and mainly dry conditions.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms are possible through the week and
into the weekend, mainly over NE NV Wednesday and over Srn Sierra
and Srn CA mtns Thursday and Srn Sierra and into Srn NV on Friday
and Saturday and over the NE CA plateau and along the Sierra on
Sunday. Freezing levels rise to 7000 ft and higher over NV on
Wednesday and 9000 ft and higher Thursday and to 10000 ft and higher
Friday into the weekend.

Max temperatures near normal to around 20 degrees below normal
(coldest in NE NV) today warm to near normal to 15 degrees above
normal over Nrn and Central CA and near normal to 10 degrees below
normal over Srn CA and most of NV Thursday afternoon and near normal
to 15 degrees normal across the region Friday into the weekend.
Overnight temperatures near normal to 15 degrees below normal (with
the coldest temps over N and over NV) tonight warm to near normal to
10 degrees above normal over most of CA and near normal to 10
degrees below normal for SE CA and NV Wednesday night and near
normal to 10 degrees above normal across the region Thursday night
and above normal up to 15 degrees Friday night into the weekend.

QPF graphics are available at www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/qpf.php



Osborne

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