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KEY MESSAGES

* Winter Weather Advisory for the Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range until 5 PM PDT this afternoon

* Passes in Eastern Nevada are expecting up to half an inch of snow, resulting in slick roads this morning

* Valleys in Eastern Nevada will receive a trace to half an inch of snow, mainly on grassy surfaces this morning

* Dry Wednesday through Sunday

DISCUSSION

(Today through Monday)

WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: Rain and snow showers will persist across Northeastern Nevada through this afternoon. Valley snow will be short-lived, however a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range due to the expectation of 5 to 10 inches in higher elevations. The storm system will exit to the east and showers will clear from west to east this evening, leaving dry conditions by nightfall. High temperatures will be in the 40s to mid 50s for today, warming into the 60s and 70s by Friday as a transient upper high enters the area. Lows will be unseasonably cold the next few nights, dropping to around 20 tonight. Vulnerable plants and plumbing should be protected if they haven't already been winterized. There are some early indications of another cold and wet system to start next week, but details are few and far between this far out.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: High confidence in rain and snow showers today. Moderate confidence in dry and warming conditions starting Wednesday. No changes were made to NBM output.

AVIATION

Showers will continue to cause periods of degraded visibility and ceilings at KEKO/KENV/KELY through the next 24 hours. Snow may also mix in this morning. Otherwise, winds will remain below 10KT for the most part.

FIRE WEATHER

Dry conditions for zone 437. All other zones continue to experience scattered to numerous showers. Showers will exit from west to east during the day today. Dry and mild for the remainder of the week.

LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories

Winter Weather Advisory until 5 PM PDT this afternoon NVZ034.