Here are the maximum forecast wind gusts through this weekend for select locations across northern Nevada. Winds begin increasing Friday as the weather pattern shifts. Strongest winds will be on Saturday as an upper level trough and surface cold front move into the Great Basin. General southwesterly winds Saturday shift primarily northerly by Sunday.

Here are the maximum forecast wind gusts through this weekend for select locations across central Nevada. Winds begin increasing Friday as the weather pattern shifts. Strongest winds will be on Saturday, carrying through Sunday, as an upper level trough and surface cold front move into the Great Basin.

Warm, dry weather continues through Friday before a much cooler pattern brings showers to Northern and Central Nevada for Columbus Day Weekend-check the graphic for 6-hour rain probabilities and precipitation totals!

For northeastern and central Nevada, September 2026 was a mix of warmer, and cooler than normal, However, it was drier than the climatological average. No snowfall was observed during September 2026. September climate data for select locations below as highlighted in the graphic. Averages and “normal(s)” calculated from the 1991-2020 base period. Elko: September 2026 was above normal with an average temperature of 61.7 degrees, which was 1.4 degrees above normal. Elko received a trace of rain which was below average, making September 2026 tied for the 6th driest on record. The average for rainfall is 0.59 inches. Ely: September 2026 was above normal with an average temperature of 61.0 degrees, which was 2.6 degrees above normal, making September 2026 the 5th warmest on record. Ely received 0.46 inches of rain which was below average. The average for rainfall is 0.64 inches. Ely saw no snowfall for September which was below average. The average for snowfall is 0.2 inches. Eureka: September 2026 was above normal with an average temperature of 60.1 degrees which was 1.0 degrees above normal of 59.1 degrees. Eureka received 0.01 inches of rain, which was below average, making September 2026 tied for the 2nd driest on record. The average rainfall is 0.57 inches. Tonopah: September 2026 was below normal with an average temperature of 65.1 degrees which was 0.6 degrees below normal. Tonopah received 0.22 inches of rain, which was below average. The average rainfall is 0.45 inches. Winnemucca: September 2026 was below normal with an average temperature of 61.0 degrees which was 1.1 degrees below normal. Winnemucca received 0.01” of rain which was below average. The average for rainfall is 0.39”.