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KEY MESSAGES

* Warmer temperatures today.

* Dry and quiet weather expected today.

* Next weather system will enter Nevada this afternoon starting in Humboldt County, then across the rest of Nevada Monday and Tuesday.

* Another weather system will bring periods of precipitation and snow across Nevada Wednesday and Thursday.

DISCUSSION

(Today through next Sunday)

WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: Dry and quiet weather across central and northern Nevada today with a buildup of clouds moving in. Warmer temperatures with highs reaching a few degrees above normal in the 50s and 60s. The conditions are expected to persist over the region until late afternoon in Humboldt County as the next weather system will move over western Nevada. Precipitation chances expected to remain over Humboldt County until Monday afternoon when the front pushes further inland and covers central and northern Nevada. Much of the precipitation and high elevated snow will occur from Monday afternoon and overnight into Tuesday morning. Snow levels will rise above 8000 feet Monday afternoon, then drop to around 4000-5000 feet (around 6000-7000 feet for Northeastern Nye, White Pine County, and eastern Elko County). For northern Nevada, up to a trace to half an inch of snow is expected along the I-80 corridor with higher elevated areas along NV-225, Emigrant Pass and Pequop summit seeing a 20-40% of an inch or more. For central Nevada, up to trace to one inch of snow in the valleys with higher elevated areas along the US-50 corridor seeing a 35-60% chance of up to an inch or more of snow, while the high passes and summits have a 25-50% chance of seeing two inches of snow. Cooling temperature trend along with the storm front has highs dropping to near normal in the 40s to 50s Monday, then just a few degrees below normal on Tuesday in the 30s to low 40s.

There will be a short break in the weather Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday morning, but then followed by another weather system from the northwest by Wednesday afternoon and lasting through Thursday. This next weather system will bring in more chances for periods of precipitation and snow across central and northern Nevada and keep temperatures just a few degrees below normal. Winds also expected to elevate with this storm with highest amounts across central Nevada coming from the south.

Friday and into the next weekend, dry weather conditions return over Nevada with temperatures gradually warming up to near normal. Latest models are showing another low pressure system to the northwest along the Pacific coastline, but is not expected to push into Nevada.

AVIATION

Look for VFR conditions across all terminals over the next 24 hour period with light winds. Clouds expected over all terminals ranging from FL150-FL200. A weather system to the northwest will push into western portions of Nevada this afternoon, but is not expected to push inland into the TAF sites. Weather activity will remain northwest of KWMC.

LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories

None.