Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Severe Thunderstorms in the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes

Anomalously warm, dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the Intermountain West into the central and southern Plains today. Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across portions of the upper Mississippi River Valley to the Great Lakes tonight through the day Tuesday. Damaging gusts, hail, and heavy rainfall are likely. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Watch in effect from April 1, 08:00 PM PDT until April 2, 02:00 PM PDT

Current conditions at

FW0451 VC Highlands (F0451)

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

55°F

13°C

Humidity	29%
Wind Speed	NE 8 MPH
Barometer	29.84 in (1010.5 mb)
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	30 Mar 01:15 PM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NE Virginia City NV

High Wind Watch April 1, 08:00pm until April 2, 02:00pm

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High Wind Watch

This Afternoon
High: 62 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Tuesday
High: 50 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 37 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Breezy then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 48 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Breezy.
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow Showers
Thursday
High: 44 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Snow Showers
then Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 26 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Friday
High: 50 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Snow level 8200 feet lowering to 7500 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 8am. Snow level 7300 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Snow level 7300 feet lowering to 6500 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

A chance of snow showers before 11am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 11am and 2pm, then a chance of rain showers after 2pm. Snow level rising to 6900 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Windy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night

A chance of rain showers before 11pm, then a chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday

A 20 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Blustery.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 50.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 58.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37.