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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 1210 AM PST Tue Feb 10 2026

* Strong gusty winds expected in Central Nevada this afternoon into Wednesday morning

* Periods of precipitation tonight through Thursday afternoon

UPDATE

Issued at 1210 AM PST Tue Feb 10 2026

No changes were made to the forecast at this time.

DISCUSSION

(Today through Monday)

WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: An upper level trough will spark several waves of precipitation across Nevada in the coming days. The first round will take the form of a band of light snow mainly in central Nevada, with valley accumulations less than 0.1 inches, passes about 0.5 inches and mountains up to two inches. Showers mostly dissipate tomorrow morning, allowing daytime temperatures to reach the upper 30s and 40s, before strengthening during the afternoon hours. Winds will also be strengthening during this time and a Wind Advisory is in effect in central Nevada from 1PM PST this afternoon until 7AM PST Wednesday morning. Winds die down on Wednesday, but showers continue through Thursday afternoon. This is a change from yesterdays forecast as the system has slowed slightly. Another change is to valley precipitation type, which is looking slightly warmer and some of the snow has shifted to rain. Daytime temperatures Wednesday and Thursday will be in the 40s.

The forecast beyond Thursday remains uncertain, but the general trends are still visible. Weak ridging will build in once the trough clears Thursday night, allowing temperatures to climb somewhat Friday and Saturday. Another cold and wet system is also still on track to follow the ridging but specific timing and impacts remain highly uncertain.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: High confidence in the forecast as described above through Thursday. Moderate confidence regarding weak ridging followed by another cold and wet system, but low confidence in timing and very low confidence in impacts of the second system. NBM 95th percentile was blended with the wind and wind gust values for this afternoon into Wednesday morning to better reflect the strong winds expected ahead of this system.

AVIATION

Visibility below VFR conditions cannot be ruled out but is not currently forecast. Showers are not expected to impact KTPH/KELY during the current TAF period, but they are expected to reach both sites by tonight. Winds at KELY/KTPH are expected to increase this afternoon and remain strong tonight.

LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories

Wind Advisory from 1 PM Tuesday to 7 AM PST Wednesday NVZ035-037-040-041.