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

Virginia City (NV044)

Lat: 39.29838°NLon: 119.64703°WElev: 6165.0ft.

58°F

14°C

Humidity	27%
Wind Speed	W 11 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	24°F (-4°C)
Visibility	NA
Last update	30 Mar 03:10 PM PDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNE Dayton NV

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

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High Wind Watch

This Afternoon
High: 73 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 45 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Slight
Chance
Showers
Tuesday
High: 62 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 40 °F
Slight Chance
Showers and
Breezy then
Mostly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 58 °F
Chance
Showers and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 38 °F
Chance
Showers and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 56 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
then Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Friday
High: 60 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 25 mph.

Tonight

A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Tuesday

A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 8am. Snow level 7400 feet. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the morning.

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 40. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of showers. Snow level 6400 feet rising to 7000 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy, with a southwest wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers. Snow level 7000 feet lowering to 5800 feet after midnight . Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

Thursday

A slight chance of rain and snow showers before 11am. Snow level 4400 feet rising to 5200 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Blustery.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 60.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 32.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 68.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 74.