Battle Mountain, Nevada Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS65 KLKN 232053
AFDLKN
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Elko NV
153 PM PDT Tue Sep 23 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 146 PM PDT Tue Sep 23 2025
* Quiet and dry weather through Wednesday.
* Frost expected over the valley locations in central and eastern
  NV Wednesday morning as lows dip well into the 30s again.
* Precipitation chances increase late in the week.
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.DISCUSSION...
(This afternoon through next Tuesday)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: Skies are sunny with light winds over
the area today. This is due to high pressure over the area. This
upper ridge is sandwiched in between two low pressure systems, one
over the front range of the Rockies in Colorado and the other off
the coast of California. Look for a quiet night tonight with cool
lows in the 30s and 40s. This will result in some of the cooler
locales seeing frost. The good news is this will not last as the ridge
will continue its slow, eastward trek tomorrow. This will result
in another fall day with highs in the 70s and 80s. Winds are going
to be light. It will be another quiet night, though clouds will be
on the increase from the previously aforementioned low pressure
system in the eastern Pacific. Lows will be in the 40s.
On Thursday, the upper trough is forecast to come ashore in
California. Precipitation chances are expected to increase
Thursday in central Nevada (thirty to forty percent chance) with
isolated thunderstorms (about fifteen percent chance) over mainly
US Highway 50 south. Total expected rainfall amounts in the
valleys looks to be a tenth of an inch or less. Highs on Thursday
will be in the 70s across central Nevada due to the cloud cover
and chances for rainfall. Further north, the northern portions of
Nevada are expected to see readings in the 80s. Winds will again
be on the light side with some intermittent gusts to 20 mph.
Light, isolated showers continue for the Thursday overnight period
in central Nevada, while the weather remains dry in the north with
readings in the 40s.
On Friday and Saturday, the model solutions take the upper low
south across southern California and northern Mexico. PoPs have
been lowered for central Nevada during this time with only
isolated, intermittent showers expected. The north remains dry.
High temperatures on Friday and Saturday will be in the 80s north,
in the 70s central. Winds will remain on the light side. Overnight
lows will be in the 40s.
Models open the closed low late Saturday night and lift it
northeast Sunday. Light rain showers (fifteen to thirty percent)
and isolated thunderstorms (fifteen to twenty percent) will be
prevalent over the forecast area though any rainfall is expected
to be intermittent and light. Highs will be in the 70s and 80s
with lows in the 40s.
Another trough is possible early next week but confidence remains
low at this point. Highs will be in the 70s Monday and Tuesday
with lows in the 40s.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: No major changes were made to
the NBM as confidence remains high through roughly Thursday
morning on dry conditions. Rainfall amounts have come down
slightly and as such, only low to moderate confidence on the QPF
amounts.
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.AVIATION...Under high pressure VFR conditions are forecast
through Wednesday afternoon with no precipitation anticipated.
Afternoon winds will be light at all terminals.
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.FIRE WEATHER...Dry conditions will remain over the fire district
Wednesday as high pressure moves overhead. This feature will
slide eastward Thursday, allowing for a closed low to push into
southern California and affect the central Nevada fire zones with
light rain showers and isolated thunderstorms. Light rainfall
amounts is expected (less than a tenth of an inch in the valleys).
Winds will remain on the light side. The pattern of dry
conditions in the north and clouds/light rainfall will continue
through roughly early Friday. A brief break will occur Friday but
the low pressure system is forecast to drift north and east during
the weekend. Light showers and thunderstorms are forecast with
winds fairly light with gusts only to 20 mph.
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.LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
None.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION...86
AVIATION...99
FIRE WEATHER...86

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