Showers are spreading in across Central and Northern Nevada tonight. Snow levels range from around 8500 feet over Central Nevada down to around 6500 feet across Northern NV. For most locations we expect valley rain and mountain snowfall. There are however pockets of cold air in some valley locations throughout mainly Humboldt and Elko counties where subfreezing temperatures are trapped at the surface. In these areas precipitation may fall as snow or even freezing rain. The left image shows areas in yellow where light freezing rain is possible tonight through Thursday evening. The image on the right shows expected snowfall accumulations. Snow is mainly expected over mountains, however snow levels in some areas especially in Elko County could lower to valley floors. If driving tonight or at any time on Thursday be alert to potential changes in precipitation and surface conditions.

Pockets of cold air trapped in some valley locations ahead of the incoming precipitation will result in low end chances for freezing rain across portions of Central and Northern Nevada tonight into Thursday morning. Higher chances of freezing rain will be across portions of Southern and Eastern Elko County where freezing rainfall accumulations of between 0.05 and 0.10 inches are possible. A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for portions of Elko County though 8:00 AM PST this Thursday morning. These graphics show the probabilities of freezing rain at 2:00 AM on the left, and at 7:00 AM on the right. If you must drive either tonight or Thursday morning, use caution.