Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Lake Wind Advisory in effect from April 20, 01:00 PM PDT until April 20, 10:00 PM PDT

Current conditions at

SW Gardnerville (HWY 88) (NV021)

Lat: 38.92584°NLon: 119.77951°WElev: 4720.0ft.

64°F

18°C

Humidity	22%
Wind Speed	SSW 21 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	20 Apr 11:50 AM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSW Minden NV

Lake Wind Advisory April 20, 01:00pm until April 20, 10:00pm

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Lake Wind Advisory

This Afternoon
High: 65 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 43 °F
Chance
Showers
Tuesday
High: 51 °F
Rain/Snow
then Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Breezy.
Rain/Snow
then Snow
Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 50 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 59 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 61 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Snow level 7800 feet. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of rain showers before 8am, then rain and snow showers likely between 8am and 9am, then rain showers after 9am. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 7300 feet lowering to 6600 feet in the afternoon . High near 51. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night

Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 11pm. Snow level 6100 feet lowering to 5100 feet after midnight . Low around 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers before 11am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers between 11am and 2pm, then a slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Snow level rising to 5900 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 31. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 59.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 61.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Saturday

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Snow level 6900 feet rising to 7700 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.