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

Gusty winds and low relative humidity will bring critical fire weather to the central/southern High Plains and portions of the Midwest. Two Pacific storms will continue to bring heavy mountain snow and gusty winds to the western U.S. through Thursday. A swath of wintry weather, including heavy snow and a wintry mix, is expected from the Northern Plains to New England. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Battle Mountain - Lander County Airport (KBAM)

Lat: 40.599°NLon: 116.8743°WElev: 4532.0ft.

Mostly Cloudy

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	74%
Wind Speed	SW 16 MPH
Barometer	29.77 in (1008.13 mb)
Dewpoint	23°F (-5°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	19°F (-7°C)
Last update	18 Feb 03:55 PM PST

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Extended Forecast for

11 Miles WSW Battle Mountain NV

Winter Weather Advisory February 19, 04:00am until February 20, 04:00am

Winter Weather Advisory February 18, 04:06pm until February 18, 10:00pm

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory February 18, 04:06pm until February 18, 10:00pm
NOW until 10:00pm Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 18 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 10 °F
Scattered
Snow Showers
Thursday
High: 21 °F
Isolated Snow
Showers then
Snow Showers
Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 14 °F
Snow Showers
Likely then
Scattered
Snow Showers
Friday
High: 21 °F
Isolated Snow
Showers then
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 14 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 25 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 21 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Wind chill values between zero and 5. West wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Scattered snow showers, mainly between 7pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

Isolated snow showers before 7am, then snow showers likely after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Thursday Night

Snow showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Wind chill values between zero and 5. North northeast wind around 15 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday

Isolated snow showers before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. West southwest wind around 15 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 14.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 25.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 33.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 26.