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

Lake Wind Advisory in effect from March 30, 11:00 AM PDT until March 30, 10:00 PM PDT

Current conditions at

CW2857 Fernley (C2857)

Lat: 39.59817°NLon: 119.27417°WElev: 4252.1ft.

63°F

17°C

Humidity	21%
Wind Speed	NNE 0 MPH
Barometer	29.86 in (1011.18 mb)
Dewpoint	22°F (-6°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	30 Mar 10:10 AM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

10 Miles ESE Nixon NV

Lake Wind Advisory March 30, 11:00am until March 30, 10:00pm

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Lake Wind Advisory

Today
High: 62 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 51 °F
Breezy.
Rain/Snow
Likely then
Showers
Likely
Tuesday Night
Low: 39 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy then
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 50 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 36 °F
Windy. Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Snow Showers
Thursday
High: 43 °F
Breezy.
Chance Snow
Showers then
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
Friday
High: 49 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

A chance of rain and snow showers before 11am, then rain showers likely. Snow level 6900 feet rising to 7600 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Snow level 7600 feet lowering to 6600 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Wednesday

A slight 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 7000 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 50. 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 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night

A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 8pm and 11pm, then a chance of snow showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Windy, with a southwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Blustery.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 49.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 37.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 57.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 42.