West to northwest wind gusts near 40 mph are expected throughout Northern Nevada from 12 PM PDT Tuesday afternoon until 8 PM PDT Tuesday evening. Blowing dust will reduce visibilities at times. Travel will be difficult, particularly for high profile vehicles. Here are potential wind gusts valid at 5 PM PDT Tuesday, April 7th, 2026.

A storm system will impact Northern and Central Nevada Thursday afternoon through Friday evening, resulting in a chance of valley rain and mountain snow. Snow levels will start at around 8,000 feet Thursday afternoon, before rising to about 9,000 feet Friday afternoon. The majority of this precipitation will fall Thursday evening.

A storm system will impact Northern Nevada Tuesday through Wednesday afternoon, resulting in periods of mountain snow and valley rain. The majority of this precipitation will fall Tuesday night. Here are rain amount probabilities for select locations in Northern Nevada Tuesday through Wednesday afternoon.

March 2026 was on average was much warmer than normal for Northern and Central Nevada with all sites seeing their warmest March on record. March 2026 was also drier than normal, and less snowy than normal. March climate data for select locations below as highlighted in the graphic. Elko: March 2026 was warmer than normal with an average temperature of 48.1 degrees, which was 8.2 degrees above normal, making March 2026 the 1st warmest on record. Elko received 0.28” of rain and a trace of snowfall in March, which was below average for rainfall and snowfall, making March 2026 tied for the 5th least snowy on record. The averages for rain and snow in March are 0.97” and 5.5” respectively. Ely: March 2026 was warmer than normal with an average temperature of 47.7 degrees, which was 10 degrees above normal, making March 2026 the 1st warmest on record. Ely received 0.21” of rain and 0.2” of snowfall in March, which was below average for rainfall and snowfall, making March 2026 tied for the 10th driest on record, and the 3rd least snowy on record. The averages for rain and snow in March are 0.98” and 9.5” respectively. Eureka: March 2026 was warmer than normal with an average temperature of 47.9 degrees, which was 9.9 degrees above normal, making March 2026 the 1st warmest on record. Eureka received 0.43” of rainfall in March, which was below average. The average rainfall for March is 0.97”. Tonopah: March 2026 was warmer than normal with an average temperature of 54.7 degrees which was 10.9 degrees above normal, making March 2026 the 1st warmest on record. Tonopah received 0.31” of rainfall in March, which was below average. The average rainfall for March is 0.52”. Winnemucca: March 2026 was warmer than normal with an average temperature of 49.4 degrees which was 6.8 degrees above normal, making March 2026 the 1st warmest on record. Winnemucca received 0.51” of rain and a trace of snowfall in March, which were below average for rainfall and snowfall, making March 2026 tied for the 5th least snowy on record. The averages for rain and snow in March are 0.87” and 3.0” respectively.