Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
Issued by NWS Reno, NV
616 FXUS65 KREV 070830 AFDREV Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Reno NV 1230 AM PST Sun Dec 7 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... * Dry weather with warmer than normal temperatures expected throughout the week. * A wetter pattern may arrive around and after the middle of December, but confidence remains low. && .DISCUSSION... A persistent blocking pattern will keep the region dry throughout the week and into the following weekend. Temperatures this week will remain warmer than normal, but additional warming after Monday will yield daytime highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s from Tuesday onward -- which is about 15 to 20 degrees above seasonal averages. Stout inversions will likely result in hazy skies across lower valleys each morning this week, but haze should disperse in the afternoons. Tuesday into Wednesday presents the sole opportunity for showers this week, and even then, chances are only up to 30% and confined to areas nearest to the Oregon border. Ensembles continue to advertise a shift towards a wetter pattern -- at least to some extent -- during the week of December 15th. However, trends aren`t instilling much confidence as precipitation timing and intensity change with each new iteration. In other words, it`s increasingly likely we`ll finally shake this blocking pattern around mid-December, but the strength and timing of any winter storms that follow as a result are uncertain. -Salas && .AVIATION... VFR conditions and light W/NW surface breezes continue across all regional terminals today. W/NW FL100 winds of 20-30 kts will continue to overspread NE CA and far NW NV today, which may result in minor LLWS issues and mountain wave turbulence east of the Sierra. -Salas && .REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories... NV...None. CA...None. && $$