Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Watch in effect from April 21, 10:00 AM PDT until April 21, 08:00 PM PDT

Current conditions at

Ely, Ely Airport (KELY)

Lat: 39.295°NLon: 114.84528°WElev: 6257.0ft.

Clear

36°F

2°C

Humidity	34%
Wind Speed	S 11 MPH
Barometer	30.1 in (1019.3 mb)
Dewpoint	11°F (-12°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	28°F (-2°C)
Last update	20 Apr 12:53 AM PDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Ely NV

High Wind Watch April 21, 10:00am until April 21, 08:00pm

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High Wind Watch

Overnight
Low: 36 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 67 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 41 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 64 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 32 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely and
Windy
Wednesday
High: 46 °F
Snow Showers
Likely then
Scattered
Snow Showers
Wednesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 52 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 27 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 36. South wind around 10 mph.

Monday

Patchy blowing dust after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. South wind 10 to 20 mph.

Tuesday

Patchy blowing dust after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 64. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph increasing to 25 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Tuesday Night

Scattered rain showers before 11pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 11pm and 2am, then snow showers likely after 2am. Areas of blowing dust before 11pm. Snow level 8900 feet lowering to 7200 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Windy, with a south southwest wind 25 to 35 mph decreasing to 15 to 25 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Snow showers likely, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 54.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.