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KEY MESSAGES

* Expect widespread freezing to near freezing temperatures on Monday and Tuesday mornings. * A ridge builds back into the region by mid-week, allowing for warmer and drier conditions into the weekend.

DISCUSSION

* An upper level trough and strong cold front is passing through the region today. Currently as of 12 PM, radar imagery is showing a band of light precipitation and showers stretching from Lassen and eastern Plumas counties eastward into the inner basins and range. This band of precipitation will continue to slowly moving south this afternoon and evening, and will eventually exit the inner-basins and Mono County by 5-7 PM PDT. * Local camera networks indicate snow levels are currently around 5,000 feet, with light snow currently falling on Peavine, USA Parkway (SR-439), and south Reno. Other camera networks are showing mostly light rain in the inner-basins along I-80 and US-50/US-95. Winds have additionally started to pick up across the region, especially south of US-50 in western NV and also Mono County. Expect winds to continue to remain strong for areas south of US-50 in western NV as well as in Mono County into the evening, with gusts upward of 55-60 mph. * It will be a cold night ahead for much of the region as low temperatures fall into the low to mid-30s in western NV and anywhere from the mid-teens to mid-20s in the eastern Sierra. Low temperatures rebound a few degrees tomorrow night, but will still remain in the mid-30s in western NV and 20s to low 30s in the Sierra. * We'll remain under a cooler trough pattern through Tuesday. Temperatures will rebound around 5-10 degrees on Monday, but remain ~10 degrees below average. We add another 5-10 degrees to the high temperatures on Tuesday, nearing average for this time of May. High pressure builds back into the area Wednesday into the weekend. Temperatures rebound back above seasonal averages. -McKellar

AVIATION

* Showers will continue for the western NV terminals through around 00-02Z tonight. There is a low chance for a mix of rain/snow at RNO, CXP, and MEV. Otherwise, expect mountain obscurations and localized IFR/MVFR in showers and low ceilings. * Light showers for TRK and TVL this afternoon along with mountain obscurations and localized IFR/MVFR in showers and low ceilings. MMH has a chance of light rain/snow mix this afternoon. * Winds will remain strong from the north to northeast through the evening at all terminals. Localized gusts to 40 kts are conceivable through the evening. * Localized LLWS along and mostly west of the crests through early Monday morning. -McKellar

REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories

NV...Lake Wind Advisory until 11 PM PDT this evening NVZ003.

Lake Wind Advisory from 5 PM this afternoon to 5 AM PDT Monday NVZ002.

Wind Advisory until 11 PM PDT this evening NVZ001.

Lake Wind Advisory until 5 PM PDT this afternoon NVZ004.

CA...Lake Wind Advisory until 11 PM PDT this evening CAZ071.

Lake Wind Advisory from 5 PM this afternoon to 5 AM PDT Monday CAZ072.

Wind Advisory until 11 PM PDT this evening CAZ073.