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

Winnemucca, Winnemucca Municipal Airport (KWMC)

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

Partly Cloudy

32°F

0°C

Humidity	50%
Wind Speed	WSW 10 MPH
Barometer	29.75 in (1007.45 mb)
Dewpoint	16°F (-9°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	24°F (-4°C)
Last update	18 Feb 03:20 PM PST

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Extended Forecast for

15 Miles ESE Denio NV

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

Winter Weather Advisory February 18, 03:41pm until February 18, 10:00pm

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Winter Weather Advisory

Winter Weather Advisory February 18, 03:41pm until February 18, 10:00pm
NOW until 10:00pm Wed
Winter Weather Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 16 °F
Isolated Snow
Showers
Tonight
Low: 10 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then
Scattered
Snow Showers
Thursday
High: 20 °F
Scattered
Snow Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 12 °F
Scattered
Snow Showers
then Mostly
Cloudy
Friday
High: 21 °F
Mostly Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 14 °F
Partly Cloudy
Saturday
High: 25 °F
Partly Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 21 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Isolated snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Wind chill values between zero and 5. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

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

Thursday

Scattered snow showers before 7am, then scattered snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Thursday Night

Scattered snow showers before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Wind chill values between -5 and 5. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Southwest wind around 10 mph.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 25.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21.

Sunday

Isolated snow showers between 10am and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 31.

Sunday Night

Scattered snow showers after 10pm. Patchy blowing snow after 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.