Expires:No;;360646 FXUS65 KLKN 280808 AFDLKN Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Elko NV 1208 AM PST Sun Dec 28 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 1205 AM PST Sun Dec 28 2025 * Cooler temperatures are expected today and Monday with gradually warming conditions by the mid-week portion * Winds will generally remain light through the week * Precipitation chances return to the area by the end of this week && .UPDATE... Issued at 1205 AM PST Sun Dec 28 2025 Current forecast is on track this morning. Quiet weather will continue through today with temperatures a few degrees near seasonal normals. && .DISCUSSION... (This evening through next Friday) WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: A quieter weather pattern is settling into the Silver State as the late week system and associated ULT that brought a multitude of precipitation types and even some thunder to the area retreats to the east. By tonight the trough will be to the east-southeast with ridging building into the Great Basin. Clearing skies and light winds will help drop overnight temperatures into the 20s across northern NV leading to the potential for areas of fog before sunrise. Behind the trough and in the eastern flank of the ridge northerly flow will reside in the profile overhead through Tuesday. This will keep temperatures near seasonal values into the work week. A shortwave riding the ridged flow will traverse across the state on Sunday though a lack of significant forcing and efficient moisture will render nothing more than some cloudy skies for the region. The ridge pushes through the Great Basin by Wednesday and makes way for the next potential weather maker later in the week. An amplifying trough off the West Coast will begin to encroach on the CONUS by Thursday evening. A shortwave riding the parent trough will return moisture and precipitation chances to the area beginning Thursday night into Friday morning. Initially precipitation will initiate over central NV and slowly spread north through Friday. A mix of rain and perhaps some valley snow is possible with this system under a colder regime though its a bit early to speculate on amounts and accumulations. A tightening gradient and strengthening jet in the downstream of the parent trough will enhance southerly flow over the area Friday evening and Saturday increasing surface wind speeds at that time. The larger, well amplified trough pushes through the Great Basin on Saturday keeping precipitation chances over the region into next weekend. FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: High confidence continues for breezy conditions across NE NV this afternoon and cooler temperatures into next week. Low confidence remains for precipitation chances, amounts, and timing related to incoming system late next week. && .AVIATION... VFR conditions are primarily expected at all terminals through Sunday afternoon. CIGs have lifted across the region today and should remain at or above 3000FT at all terminals through the period. Saturday afternoon breezes out of the west-northwest will gust between 18-25KTs but diminish after sunset. There is potential for VCFG at KWMC/KEKO/KBAM early Sunday morning under clear skies and light winds at that time could lead to intermittent MVFR and IFR conditions. FG that does develop will burn off by mid morning on Sunday. && .LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories... None. && $$ DISCUSSION...86/99 AVIATION...99