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KEY MESSAGES

* Warming trend today and Friday

* Next round of precipitation is expected this weekend with generally unsettled weather into next week

DISCUSSION

(This afternoon through next Thursday)

WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: Fair weather conditions and warming temperature trends today and tomorrow as a low level trough over western Canada intensifies into a deep close low while a high pressure system resides over the eastern Pacific. West- northwesterly breezes in the afternoon with temperatures warming into the 60s by tomorrow afternoon.

Next round of active weather is expected by Saturday afternoon from the west as the low pressure over Canada continues to intensify and deepen into the western CONUS. Periods of valley rain and mountain snow expected to return to Nevada with greater amounts of precipitation over central Nevada. Breezy westerly winds in the afternoon. The spring weather is expected to remain into early next week through Tuesday. Here are the probabilities of rain over the cities Saturday through Tuesday:

Sat Sun Mon Tue Elko 25% 57% 32% 24% Ely 50% 88% 59% 24% Eureka 52% 63% 42% 28% Tonopah 49% 48% 13% 12% Winnemucca 18% 55% 17% 6%

Wednesday through the rest of the week, models begin to show discrepancies with vastly different outcomes on weather patterns. The main consensus for Wednesday and Thursday is fairer weather conditions with warming temperature trends, but depending on the outcome of the models may have different weather conditions.

AVIATION

Look for VFR conditions over all terminals for the next 24 hour periods with light northwesterly winds below 10 kts and improving CIG conditions into SKC. Upper clouds expected to move across central terminals this evening with CIG levels around FL180 and FL200.

LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories

None.