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KEY MESSAGES

* Fair weather conditions this weekend with a gradual warming trend

* Possible low pressure system late next week, bringing in gradual cooling trends with a chance for isolated showers

UPDATE

Issued at 1209 AM PDT Sat Apr 4 2026

Forecast package is on track tonight with clear skies with light winds. Upper ridge is building in across the west, will keep fair skies over NV for the next several days.

DISCUSSION

(This afternoon through next Friday)

WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: Upper ridging strengthens over the western CONUS over the weekend, providing fair weather conditions along with a gradual warming temperature trend with high temperatures in the 40s to 50s this afternoon, 60s by tomorrow, and back into the 70s by Sunday. The quiet weather is expected to last through Tuesday with highs staying in the 70s.

By Wednesday, models are showing a pair of low pressure systems with one moving over the northern CONUS along the Canadian border and another off the Pacific Coastline. These systems will weaken the upper ridge with the low pressure to the north along the Canadian border providing a northwesterly flow into Nevada ahead of the second system which will bring in cooler temperatures with highs back into the 60s.

The system off the Pacific Coast will be the more impactful of the two for Nevada as it will push in moisture from the southwest by Wednesday night into Thursday morning, bringing back chances for some isolated showers as models show slight deviations from the position and timing of impact. Chances at this time for isolated showers are around 45-55% across central and northern Nevada. Any chance of snow from the cooler temperatures will remain above 8000 feet as temperatures are expected to be warmer compared to the most recent weather event.

By Friday, deviations within the models become greater as to the stability of the low pressure with some saying it will strengthen towards the south, while others are showing it weakening and then quickly restrengthen along the northwest. The models are still in agreement of precipitation activity over central and northern Nevada for Friday and into the weekend.

AVIATION

VFR conditions will be expected at all terminals through Saturday afternoon. Afternoon wind gusts at KELY will reach near 20KTs before diminishing by early evening. No precipitation is forecasted through Saturday.

LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories

None.