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FXUS65 KLKN 072214
AFDLKN

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Elko NV
214 PM PST Mon Dec 7 2020

.SYNOPSIS...Sunny and dry conditions continue through Tuesday. Mid
and upper level cloud cover increases Wednesday due to a cold
front that clips northern Nevada. Thursday and Friday turn cooler,
and a chance of a few light snow showers exists in northern
Nevada.

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.SHORT TERM...Tonight through Thursday.

The low pressure system from yesterday continues to move off of 
the southwestern coast of California, and allows for weak flow 
over our region. Temperatures stay on the warmer side with 
afternoon highs in the upper 40s through the mid 50s on Tuesday 
and Wednesday. Overnight lows dip into the teens and low 20s. 
Skies stay mostly clear through Tuesday, but some mid- and upper-
level clouds sneak in ahead of a dry cold front. This cold front 
clips northern Nevada on Wednesday. Getting any precipitation out 
of this cold front will be difficult, but there is some 
possibility for a few snowflakes to fall in the northern part of 
Elko county, particularly in the vicinity of Owyhee/Mountain 
City/Jarbidge.

This cold front clears our region by Thursday, and temperatures cool
down starting Thursday. Afternoon highs across the region dip 
closer to the climatological average with highs ranging from the 
mid 30s to mid 40s.

.LONG TERM...Thursday night through next Monday.
 
After the passage of a weak cold front on Thursday, a quick 
moving secondary shortwave embedded in northwest flow aloft will 
dip southeastward across the northeastern half of Nevada Thursday 
night into early Friday morning. This feature could touch off a 
few flurries mainly in the mountains of northern Elko County and 
will serve to usher in a brief shot of colder air for Friday.

Weak shortwave energy and areas of moisture will impact mainly
the northern half of the state Friday night into Saturday and 
again Sunday afternoon into next Monday as the upper flow 
gradually becomes more zonal. This will allow daytime temperatures
to moderate a bit from the 30s to lower 40s on Friday back up 
into the 40s to lower 50s on Sunday while low temperatures creep
upward from the single digits and teens on Friday into the lower 
20s by Monday morning. Intermittent light snow showers could 
produce some light accumulations of 1 to 3 inches in the mountains
of northern Humboldt and northern Elko counties while some of the
higher valleys could receive trace amounts to less than an inch 
of snowfall.

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.AVIATION...A weak ridge of high pressure accompanied by plenty 
of dry air will allow VFR conditions with clear skies and light 
winds to continue across northern and central Nevada through
Tuesday with increasing high and mid clouds on Wednesday.

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.LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
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