Critical Fire Weather in the High Plains; Heavy Snow in the Western Mountains and Northern Plains

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central and southern High Plains Wednesday. Two Pacific storms will continue impacting the mountains of the western U.S. into Thursday with gusty winds and heavy snow. Heavy snow and gusty winds will continue to impact the northern Plains into the central Great Lakes Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Winter Weather Advisory in effect from February 19, 04:00 AM PST until February 19, 10:00 PM PST

Current conditions at

FW0451 VC Highlands (F0451)

Lat: 39.35967°NLon: 119.662°WElev: 6693.37ft.

15°F

-9°C

Humidity	85%
Wind Speed	NE 0 MPH
Barometer	29.71 in (1006.1 mb)
Dewpoint	11°F (-12°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	18 Feb 03:00 AM PST

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Virginia City NV

Winter Weather Advisory February 19, 04:00am until February 19, 10:00pm

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Winter Weather Advisory

Overnight
Low: 11 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 21 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Breezy
Wednesday Night
Low: 15 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday
High: 22 °F
Heavy Snow
Thursday Night
Low: 11 °F
Chance Snow
then Partly
Cloudy
Friday
High: 25 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 14 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 28 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 21 °F
Slight Chance
Snow

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday

A 20 percent chance of snow after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday Night

A chance of snow before 10pm, then a chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday

Snow, mainly between 7am and 4pm. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 22. South wind around 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. West wind 10 to 15 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of snow after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Sunday

A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 36.

Sunday Night

A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Breezy.