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AFDLKN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Elko NV
254 PM PST Wed Jan 22 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Dry conditions with a brief warming Thursday into Friday a head
of the next inbound weather system starting early saturday morning
lingering into Sunday morning. The greatest potential for snow
related impacts will begin over southeast Elko County and northern
White Pine County on Saturday then later in the day Saturday
evening into Sunday morning over southern White Pine and Northern
Nye counties.
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.SHORT TERM...Tonight into Thursday night.
High pressure aloft will bring fairly calm and benign conditions
for this time of the year. High temperatures are forecast to run
5-8 degrees above normal Thursday and evening into Friday.

No Weather related impacts during this time period.

.LONG TERM...Friday through next Wednesday
One more nice day on Friday before an upper level low slides into
the area, with high temperatures in the thirties in the north and
up to the low 50s in the south. A few flurries are possible Friday
evening, but the much better snow chances will be on Saturday as
the low slides through. Current guidance still shows 50% or higher
chances of over an inch in areas along and east of the Ruby
Mountains and along and south of US-50. The highest accumulations
will be on mountain tops, where 5-8 inches are possible, but some
roads and passes could still see 2-4 inches, with significant
impacts on US-93 south of Wells, 93A and US-50 east of Ely.
Additionally, strong northeast winds up to 30 mph are expected in
northern Nevada on Saturday, which may cause blowing snow and
lowered visibility. Temperatures also drop with this system,
dropping high around ten degrees below normal and lows back into
the single digits. Combined with the wind, this could lead to
apparent temperatures below zero, especially overnight into
Sunday.

The upper level low remains over our area through late Tuesday
when an upper ridge begins to slide in from the Pacific to take
its place. Temperatures increase as a result, with highs returning
to near normal and lows returning to the teens and twenties.
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.AVIATION...
VFR conditions at all terminals over the next 24 hour period.
Breezy northerly winds of 10-13 kts mainly from US-50 north,
south of US-50 northerly winds 13-16 kts with gusts 20-25 kts
through this afternoon at KTPH with 8-9 kts winds continue this
evening, lighter winds below 10 kts at all TAF sites in northern
and central Nevada.
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.LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
None.
&&

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