Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
280 FXUS65 KLKN 191951 AFDLKN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 1251 PM PDT Thu Sep 19 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Look for light, isolated to scattered rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the area through Friday. A period of dry weather begins Saturday with warmer temperatures by early next week. && .SHORT TERM...Tonight through Friday night. Skies are partly to mostly cloudy across central Nevada this afternoon, with partly sunny skies across far northern Nevada. The clouds are associated with a closed upper low that is currently spinning across southwestern California at this time. For today, limited instability and moisture will help to produce and continue isolated to scattered showers with one or two rumbles of thunder possible. Best chances continue to remain over central Nevada, though sprinkles across northern Nevada are possible. Rainfall amounts will be light with less than 0.05 inches expected. Look for lows in the upper 30s to mid 40s for the overnight. For Friday and Friday night, the upper low will shift slowly to the east, crossing southern California and Arizona during this time. Isolated showers are expected to be limited across and south of the US Highway 50 corridor. Further north, clouds will be few with skies mostly sunny. Winds will remain light through the day. Highs will be in the 70s. Look for the light precipitation to end with clouds scattering out during the overnight. Dry conditions will remain with lows in the 30s and 40s. .LONG TERM...Saturday through next Thursday. Dry weather along with light west to northwest winds expected this weekend. Highs will be in the upper 60s to mid 70s with lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s under partly cloudy to mostly clear skies. By early to mid next week, a ridge of high pressure builds over the western U.S. Highs will warm into the upper 70s to lower 80s with lows in the 40s. The ridge axis will push eastward by Thursday in response to a low pressure system moving into the west coast. Warm and dry weather will persist over the region into late next week. && .AVIATION...VFR conditions and light winds below 10 kts are expected at all terminals. A low pressure system moving southeastward into CA/AZ will bring VCSH to KELY and northern terminal sites this afternoon. Showers expected to diminish this evening. VFR conditions and light north to northwest winds around 10 kts expected Friday afternoon and evening. && .FIRE WEATHER...Isolated to scattered showers will continue this afternoon and evening with the best chances for light precipitation across central Nevada. More sun than clouds will remain over the northern portions. This is due to an upper level low pressure system that is currently off the southwestern California coast. The weather system is expected to track to the east across southern California and Arizona through roughly Friday and early Saturday. Moisture will remain limited with isolated shower activity on Friday remaining along and south of the US Highway 50 corridor. Further north, skies will be mostly sunny. The light shower activity will dissipate with all areas seeing mostly sunny skies on Saturday and Sunday. High temperatures will continue their slow rise with readings in the 70s and 80s. && .LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... None. && $$ 86/90/90/86