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FXUS65 KREV 062255 CCA AFDREV

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Reno NV 131 PM PDT Mon May 6 2024

SYNOPSIS

Seasonably cooler weather and breezy winds will be in place through mid-week before temperatures quickly rebound to above average over the weekend. Expect mostly dry conditions this week with only low chances for showers for the second half of the week.

DISCUSSION

Our weather this week is looking to be less volatile in comparison to last weekend with mostly dry conditions and a general warming pattern outside of brief cool down Wednesday.

We start this week cooler with brisk NW winds and temperatures sitting 5-10 degrees below average through midweek. Expect freezes to continue across Sierra valley communities with 40-50% chances of seeing sub-freezing lows overnight across the North Valleys and Washoe-Carson valleys. Rural valleys across Pershing and Churchill counties could see greater than 70% of dipping below freezing. While Reno-Sparks chances are less than 20%, it still might be wise to protect any sensitive vegetation if you sit in a localized cooler location.

Wednesday looks to be the coolest day of the week as a dry backdoor front switches our NW winds to be out of the northeast.
This will yield high temperatures in the low 60s across western Nevada while eastern Sierra communities only reach the low 50s.
Temperatures will quickly rebound by the start of the weekend as highs increasing back to near the 80 degree mark across western Nevada by Friday. I know, not cold for once over the weekend.

Conditions look primarily dry this weekend with the only real chance of showers coming during the latter half of the week as temperatures heat up and a closed low slowly drifts across eastern Nevada. Right now, ensembles favor keeping the instability and moisture associated with this low east of the area, but any further westward drift could result in the development of showers or an isolated thunderstorm. Fuentes.

AVIATION

VFR conditions will prevail through the week with periods of moderate mountain wave turbulence expected through 15z Tuesday morning as mountain top wind gusts (FL100) reach 65-70 knots.

Expect W-NW surface winds across the eastern Sierra and western Nevada terminals through this evening with gusts of 20-25kts.
Surface winds turn more northerly Tuesday with terminal gusts near 20 knots. Areas downwind of dry lake beds and desert sinks could see some patchy areas of blowing dust Tuesday such as KNFL and KHTH. Fuentes

REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories
NV...None.
CA...None.

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