Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Kingston, NV

UPDATE
Issued at 1212 AM PDT Sat Apr 18 2026

Current forecast is tracking well at this time and no updates are planned.


DISCUSSION
(This afternoon through next Friday)

WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: Fair weather conditions today with temperatures warming to near normal levels. Above normal by a few degrees into the 70s on Sunday and Monday. Winds will generally be light with some afternoon breezes Sunday across central Nevada from the south. By Monday, winds are expected to be strong with gusts up to 40-45 mph from the south over central Nevada. Monday evening, the high pressure ridge will be pushed to the east as a low pressure system pushes into the western CONUS.

Tuesday, tightening pressure gradients from the low pressure moving in over Nevada will make southerly winds ahead of the front be stronger and more widespread with speeds up to 20-25 mph, gusts 45-50 mph in central Nevada and just north of the US-50 corridor. The winds will dissipate as soon as the front passes with increasing chances for more precipitation moving across the region from west to east. Precipitation will fall as rain as temperatures will keep snow levels above 6000 feet. Mountains are expected to see chances of snow Tuesday night, increasing by Wednesday night. By Wednesday, the low pressure will push east and begin to destabilize once it's over the Rocky Mountains, but will still give chances for more rain and mountain snow, lasting until Thursday morning as chances push towards northeastern Nevada.
Despite cooler temperatures dropping to below normal in the 50s, snow levels are expected to stay at or above 6000 feet staying in the mountains. By Thursday afternoon, the low pressure will destabilize and head northeast, leaving a trailing trough behind over Nevada that will keep temperatures cooler below normal in the 50s.

Friday, discrepancies in the models increase greatly with the outcomes of the weather conditions behind the low pressure. There is agreement of a trough pattern staying over Nevada, however the models differ on what this pattern will do with some showing the pattern staying as a weak trough and more widespread, while others are suggesting the trough will strengthen over the Pacific Coast and bring in more chances for precipitation. For now, the main consensus is fairer weather Friday with temperatures warming back to normal in the 60s.


AVIATION

Dry today with VFR conditions at all terminals. Mid-level moisture increases today, with periods of BKN120-150 likely. Winds of 10kts or less are expected at KWMC KBAM KEKO and KENV. For KELY and KTPH southerly winds of 10G20KT are expected from 18Z-00Z. Light winds at all terminals this evening and overnight.


LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories
None.