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 until February 18, 10:00 PM PST

Current conditions at

Winnemucca, Winnemucca Municipal Airport (KWMC)

Lat: 40.90194°NLon: 117.80722°WElev: 4301.0ft.

Overcast

27°F

-3°C

Humidity	68%
Wind Speed	WSW 4 MPH
Barometer	29.51 in (999.32 mb)
Dewpoint	17°F (-8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	22°F (-6°C)
Last update	18 Feb 03:35 AM PST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

21 Miles S McDermitt NV

Winter Weather Advisory February 18, 03:45am until February 18, 10:00pm

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory February 18, 03:45am until February 18, 10:00pm
NOW until 10:00pm Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
Overnight
Low: 8 °F
Patchy
Blowing Snow
Wednesday
High: 13 °F
Scattered
Snow Showers
and Blowing
Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 6 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then
Scattered
Snow Showers
Thursday
High: 15 °F
Snow Showers
Likely
Thursday Night
Low: 10 °F
Scattered
Snow Showers
then Isolated
Snow Showers
Friday
High: 16 °F
Isolated Snow
Showers then
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 10 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 21 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 8. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. West wind around 15 mph.

Wednesday

Scattered snow showers, mainly before noon. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 10am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Wednesday Night

Scattered snow showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values between -5 and -10. West wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Thursday

Scattered snow showers before 7am, then snow showers likely after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 15. Wind chill values between -10 and zero. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Thursday Night

Scattered snow showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northeast wind around 15 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday

Isolated snow showers before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 16.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 21.

Saturday Night

Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17.

Sunday

Isolated snow showers. Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 28.

Sunday Night

Isolated snow showers. Patchy blowing snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Breezy.