Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
783 FXUS65 KREV 180920 AFDREV Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Reno NV 220 AM PDT Tue Jun 18 2024 .SYNOPSIS... * Unseasonably cold this morning with freeze/frost potential for Sierra valley communities. * Temperatures return to season averages midweek before heating to the mid 90s to near 100 in lower elevations this weekend. * Light winds and dry conditions will prevail through much of the upcoming week with increasing breezes by the weekend. && .DISCUSSION... A cold morning by June standards is in place this morning as low temperatures dip below freezing across Sierra valley communities. Across western Nevada, residual winds have kept temperatures up a bit but colder valleys with light winds have dipped into the 30s. Our brief cool snap will transition back to a steady warming trend as our temperatures return to season normals by Wednesday before reaching back into the upper 90s this weekend across western Nevada. Basin and range communities such as Lovelock, Fallon, and Hawthorne could reach triple digit highs by Saturday with areas of widespread moderate heat risk expected over the weekend. Its summer, it gets hot, but just be sure to take common sense precautions if you are spending extended periods of time out in the heat. Otherwise we`ll be looking at mainly dry conditions with light afternoon winds up until the weekend where increased heating could yield increased westerly zephyr breezes during the afternoon. The heating will help destabilize things during the afternoon, but we`ll be embedded in a dry southwest flow which may limit any shower or thunderstorm chances over the weekend to less than a 10% chance. Fuentes && .AVIATION... VFR conditions are expected through the week with light winds and dry weather expected. A steady warming trend with increase temperatures back to near the triple digits across western Nevada by the weekend which could yield density altitude impacts across area terminals. Fuentes && .REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories... NV...None. CA...None. && $$