Afternoon thunderstorms produced gusty outflow winds.
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Afternoon thunderstorms produced gusty outflow winds.
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NWS Elko, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 28, 12:57 PM PST, 9 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 157 PM PDT Sat May 28 2022 .SYNOPSIS...A colder Memorial Day weekend with rain and some snow showers, mainly across the north. Breezy to windy conditions expected as well. Moderating temps and drier weather beginning Tuesday. && .SHORT TERM...This afternoon through Sunday night... Longwave troughing will dominate the western US this holiday weekend. For our region, expect cooler, wet, and gusty conditions. Initial short wave pushing across eastern NV is bringing light showers this afternoon. A stronger and colder upper level low/trough is rapidly approaching the region from the northwest. More showers will develop over northern Nevada later this afternoon and will continue tonight into Sunday as the low/trough push east. Activity should mostly remain north of US-50. The low is expected to slow over Utah and bring wrap- around showers through Sunday night. Isolated thunder possible through the weekend with cooling aloft, especially this afternoon/evening as we will see a little better daytime heating and instability as some clearing occurs behind the initial wave. Expect breezy to windy conditions through the weekend as gradient remains tight and stronger winds push overhead. Looks like highest winds expected on higher terrain, but some stronger gusts could mix down to the surface with showers or storms. Not expecting winds like we saw on Thursday, but still some blowing dust will be possible, mainly for central NV which has been and will be drier. Snow levels begin to drop tonight through Sunday to 5500-7000 ft, with snow for the higher mountains of northern NV. Snow levels drop further Sunday night on backside of the upper low and could see some snow falling in the valleys and basin. Little to no snow accumulations for the valleys, but northern mountains expected to see some accumulations. Winter Wx Adv issued for Rubies and Northern Elko mountains. Highs today in the low 60s to low 70s north, upper 60s to upper 70s central. Lows tonight in the 30s to lower 40s. Much colder tomorrow with highs in the 40s and 50s north, 50s and 60s central. Cold tomorrow night with lows in the 20s to 30s. .LONG TERM...Monday through next Saturday... Longwave troughing over much of the U.S. puts our region in a breezy northwesterly flow. Some moisture in northern Nevada could support some snow showers with a mix of rain and snow in valleys. A dusting on grassy surfaces would be the most likely result with roadways remaining wet. As the day progresses, snow levels lift and valleys see a transition to all rain. Highest QPF totals are currently expected to be closer to the NV/ID border, but this has fluctuated between ensembles and is likely to change as we go through the weekend. Moisture for these showers exists the region overnight Monday into Tuesday morning, allowing for showers to taper off. Weak ridging builds in and helps to bring temperatures up and support dry weather. Afternoon highs have highest probabilities to at least reach the 80s by Thursday with some probability to reach the low 90s in warmest locations. Winds trend lighter, and skies on the sunnier side make the end of the week feel more seasonable. Less confidence heading into the weekend, but right now the mean outcome brings a shortwave back into the region and increases the odds of some active weather. Details with respect to that are fuzzy at this time. && .AVIATION...An on-and-off pattern of showers across northern and northeastern Nevada continues into the evening and nighttime hours. Lowers CIGs approach MVFR conditions at KWMC, KBAM, and KEKO. Gusty west-northwesterly winds at all sites approach 25kts to 35 kts through tonight, but VFR conditions return during the early morning hours tomorrow. && .FIRE WEATHER...Cool temps with showers for Memorial Day weekend, mainly north of US-50. The shower activity will be mostly rain for the valleys with some snow in the mountains. Occasional isolated thunderstorms are possible in northern FW Zones during the afternoon and evening hours with these looking to be mostly wet in nature. Winds will be gusty today and then even stronger for Sunday. Winds will be westerly for today but will slowly switch to the northwest through Sunday. RH will remain relatively high through the weekend, although some afternoon RH values in the teens south of US-50. A warming and drying trend will begin on Tuesday. && .LKN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Weather Advisory from 1 AM Sunday to 11 AM PDT Monday for Northern Elko County-Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range. Wind Advisory from 7 AM to 9 PM PDT Sunday for Northwestern Nye County. && 87/84/84/87
The Elko radar (KLRX), 105 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:37 UTC.
4 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Downburst winds occurred at station (MORN2) Morey Creek Raws, Elevation 5500 feet.
Downburst winds occurred at station (WSPNV) Warm Springs Raws, Elevation 5795 feet.
Downburst winds occurred at station (RLKN2) Ruby Lake Raws, Elevation 5970 feet.
Downburst wind at station (DNEP8) 4.3 E Baker, Elevation 5185 feet.
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