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KEY MESSAGES

* A chilly morning is expected for colder Sierra valleys, and along higher Sierra elevations where winds become gusty.

* Temperatures warm back above average by midweek into the start of next week.

* Dry weather with light winds will prevail through the 7-days.

DISCUSSION

The upper low that gave us a cool, showery Monday has moved out of the area. As of 2AM, we still have breezy east to northeast winds on the ridges, gusting between 35-45 mph. These east to northeast winds remain breezy through the late morning, then decrease to around 25-30 mph this afternoon. Otherwise, today will be mostly sunny and dry with highs in the mid-60s in the eastern Sierra and mid-70s in western NV.

Going forward into the remainder of the week and into the weekend, models and ensembles are in solid agreement showing high pressure building over the western 2/3rds of the U.S. This will allow for a warming trend throughout the entire region. Temperatures today will increase around 5 degrees compared to Monday. We'll see an additional 5 degrees of warming on Wednesday and on Thursday. By Thursday through the start of next week, both the high and low temperatures will be upwards of 10 degrees above average. By this weekend, we could be nearing daily record high temperatures as well as record high minimum temperatures. With ridging aloft, we will be dry with overall light winds through the end of the 7-day forecast period. -McKellar

AVIATION

* North winds for KMMH, KHTH, KNFL, and KLOL, with gusts to around 20 kts. Meanwhile, all remaining eastern Sierra and western NV terminals will see east to northeast winds with gusts to around 15-20 kts. Otherwise, VFR conditions prevail. -McKellar

REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories

NV...None. CA...None.