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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Reno NV
126 AM PDT Sat Mar 22 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Periods of light rain and snow showers persist today along the
  Sierra, though most areas will remain dry.

* A significant warming trend arrives Sunday through Wednesday,
  allowing temperatures to become 10 to 20 degrees above normal.

* Gusty winds and increasing shower chances likely late next week
  with unsettled weather favored into the first week of April.

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.DISCUSSION...

Our main weather feature today will be the shortwave that is
approaching the northern California coast this morning. Showers will
greet the Sierra by mid-morning, shortly after a final burst of
gusty ridges early this morning. Winds and precipitation will begin
to taper this evening as the clouds exit to the east. Sunday will
kick off a warming trend that will be a spring-like finish to the
weekend.

The warming trend will continue as high pressure takes over, and
will reach the zenith on Wednesday, when western Nevada valleys have
a shot at seeing 80 degree high temperature readings for the first
time this year. We will need to temper expectations on this becoming
our dominant weather pattern, as the mid to end of the week brings
gusty winds, precipitation and clouds back to the region. The
temperature swing between Wednesday and the rest of the week will be
a stark contrast, so don`t be fooled into putting the sweaters and
jackets away just yet.

Confidence for the late week into late month storms having a colder
or warmer character is mixed as snow levels in early modeling looks
to oscillate. As spring goes into April, we see signals for an
active pattern to return as shortwaves continue to advect over the
Pacific Northwest. HRICH

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.AVIATION...

* Brief periods of MVFR conditions remain possible at KTRK and
  KTVL today due to light showers and low cloudiness. Mountain
  obscuration will be a concern for all terminals today given the
  persistence of regional low clouds. Periodic MVFR conditions
  will be possible for KRNO-KCXP-KMEV this afternoon when -SHRA
  are most likely (15-20% chance). Otherwise, VFR conditions
  prevail through the weekend. -Salas/HRICH

&&

.REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
NV...None.
CA...None.
&&

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