Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central 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: Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 12:32:29 pm PDT

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Thunderstorm Outlook Saturday

Thunderstorm Outlook Sunday

High temperatures throughout Northern and Central Nevada Saturday afternoon will be a couple of degrees cooler than this afternoon. Maximum temperatures across Northern and Central Nevada Sunday afternoon will be seven to nine degrees below normal for this time of year.

A storm system will impact Northern and Central Nevada Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening, resulting in periods of valley rain and mountain snow. Snow levels will start at around 7,000 feet Saturday afternoon, before dropping to about 6,000 feet Sunday morning. The majority of this precipitation will remain over Central Nevada.

Isolated thunderstorms are expected in the majority Northern and Central Nevada from 12 PM PDT Saturday afternoon until 6 PM PDT Saturday evening. A few of these thunderstorms could be strong. The primary thunderstorm hazards will be wind gusts near 45 mph and dangerous cloud to ground lightning strikes.

Isolated thunderstorms are expected in the majority of Northern and Central Nevada from 12 PM PDT Sunday afternoon until 8 PM PDT Sunday evening. A few of these thunderstorms could be strong. The primary thunderstorm hazards will be wind gusts near 45 mph and dangerous cloud to ground lightning strikes.