Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
Issued by NWS Elko, NV
001 FXUS65 KLKN 021134 AFDLKN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 434 AM PDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .KEY MESSAGES... * Unseasonably warm temperatures expected through Sunday. * Near record warmth in most of northern and central Nevada for this afternoon through Sunday afternoon. * Near record warmth in parts of northern Nevada Monday afternoon. && .DISCUSSION... (Tonight through next Thursday) WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: Skies are clear at this time across northern and central Nevada this morning. This is due to an upper level ridge sitting over southern Nevada and will be slowly moving east today. The feature is forecast to remain over the southwestern United States through the upcoming weekend. High temperatures this afternoon and through the weekend will generally be in the 80s. with lows in the 40s. Record to near record high temperatures are possible across all five climate locations for the upcoming weekend. Heights will fall slightly as a weak upper trough tries to work its way east on Monday. Slightly cooler temperatures expected for that afternoon, but highs will still be well above normal with parts of northern Nevada seeing near record temperatures. Tuesday and through the rest of the week, temperatures remain mainly in the 70s and 80s for northern and central Nevada with lows in the 40s. FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: No changes were made to the NBM grids at this time. High confidence continues with the unseasonably warm temperatures Friday and over the weekend. High confidence with respect to the above normal temperatures through next week. && .AVIATION... VFR conditions will continue across all terminals through the next 24 hours. Winds will be light, staying below 10 knots. && .FIRE WEATHER... No elevated fire weather concerns during the upcoming forecast period. High pressure will continue to keep above normal temperatures over all fire weather zones with unseasonably warm temperatures today and through next week. Warmest temperatures expected today through the weekend reaching to near record levels. Dry weather conditions will also persist with minimum relative humidity values decreasing to the single digits during the afternoon; winds are expected to remain light. && .LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... None. && $$ DISCUSSION...86 AVIATION...86 FIRE WEATHER...86