Fire Weather Issues; Pacific System Moving Inland

Dry fuels, strong winds and dry weather will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the areas of the Plains, Midwest and Southeast today. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Mon, Apr 20, 2026 at 3:46:41 pm PDT

Watches, Warnings & Advisories

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Winter Storm Warning

High Wind Warning

Winter Weather Advisory

Lake Wind Advisory

Wind Advisory

High Wind Warnings/Wind Advisories

Highest Wind Speeds and Gusts Tuesday

Projected Precipitation: Tuesday - Thursday

Projected Snowfall: Tuesday - Thursday

Temperature Outlook

Very strong winds will develop out ahead of an approaching Pacific storm system Tuesday. In the high wind warning area: southerly wind speeds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph are possible across central Nevada. In the advisory area: southerly wind speeds of 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph are possible across northern Nevada. Localized blowing dust may drop the visibility to one mile or less with hazardous driving conditions possible.

Southerly winds increase across the region on Tuesday. Sustained winds of 30 to 45 mph with gusts to 60 mph are possible in Central Nevada, with sustained winds of 20 to 35 mph gusting to 50 mph across Northern Nevada.

A storm system remains on track to bring rain and snow showers to the region Tuesday through Thursday. Most locations are expected to receive between a quarter inch and a half inch of rain, or snow water equivalent, through the period.

A storm system remains on track to bring light snow Tuesday night into Wednesday to valleys at or above 5500 feet in elevation. Moderate snowfall is projected to elevations above 8500 feet, especially across Elko County including the Ruby Mountains where six to twelve inches or more of snow is expected.

A storm system along the west coast today will provide Nevada with a warm southerly flow aloft, resulting in afternoon highs in the 70s. The storm will continue to approach NV from the west tonight into Tuesday bringing one last day of warm weather. The cold front associated with the storm moves across NV later Tuesday into Tuesday night leaving much cooler conditions in it’s wake.