Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Watch in effect from April 21, 10:00 AM PDT until April 21, 08:00 PM PDT

Current conditions at

Battle Mountain - Lander County Airport (KBAM)

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

Clear

43°F

6°C

Humidity	41%
Wind Speed	S 3 MPH
Barometer	29.96 in (1014.56 mb)
Dewpoint	21°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	20 Apr 07:15 AM PDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

35 Miles NNW Austin NV

High Wind Watch April 21, 10:00am until April 21, 08:00pm

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High Wind Watch

Today
High: 76 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 72 °F
Scattered
Showers and
Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 35 °F
Showers and
Breezy then
Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 53 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 30 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 57 °F
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 30 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 60 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South southwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

Tuesday

Scattered showers after 11am. Patchy blowing dust after 2pm. Snow level 7200 feet rising to 8500 feet in the afternoon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 72. Windy, with a south southeast wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tuesday Night

Showers. Snow level 8100 feet lowering to 5600 feet after midnight . Low around 35. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Wednesday

Rain and snow showers likely before 2pm, then scattered rain showers. Snow level rising to 5800 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. West wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 60.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 62.