Baker, Nevada Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS65 KLKN 242146
AFDLKN
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Elko NV
246 PM PDT Wed Sep 24 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
Updated at 1126 AM PDT Wed Sep 24 2025
* Clouds will increase in central Nevada Thursday morning.
* Chances for rain showers and isolated thunderstorms expected
  tomorrow across central Nevada and southern Elko county.
* Another round of active weather expected to start late Saturday
  and early Sunday and lasting through early next week.
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.DISCUSSION...
(This afternoon through next Wednesday)
WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: Skies are sunny across northern and
central Nevada this afternoon. This is because of high pressure
over southern Idaho. A closed upper low off the coast of
California will be the next weather maker for central Nevada
tomorrow. For tonight, look for mostly clear skies, though clouds
will be on the increase tomorrow morning across central Nevada.
Overnight lows will be in the 40s and 50s.
For Thursday and Thursday night, models are in good agreement the
upper level ridge axis will be shifting to the east with the
closed upper low shifting east. Clouds and light precipitation
will spread across central Nevada during the day. Highs on
Thursday will be in the 80s in the north but only in the 70s in
central Nevada due to the cloud cover and light precipitation.
Winds will be light except in central Nevada where gusts to 20 mph
are possible. The upper trough is forecast to drift to the south
during the overnight with shower chances diminishing towards
Friday morning (ten to twenty percent) from north to south. Lows
will be in the 30s and 40s.
Friday and Friday night, the upper low will be spinning in
southern California by Friday afternoon and evening. Only light
isolated showers are expected south of US Highway 50. In the
north, look for mostly sunny skies. Highs will be in the 80s in
the north with 70s in the central. Winds will remain light with
gusts to 15 mph. Skies will be mostly clear for the night with
lows in the 40s.
There will be a brief break in the weather for Saturday with
another round coming late Sunday through the early portions of
next week. Highs Saturday will be in the 80s in the north, 70s in
the south. Look for a cooling trend at all locations Sunday
through next week due to cloud cover and increasing chances for
precipitation. Overnight lows will be in the 40s.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: Confidence is moderate to high
on the incoming system from the eastern Pacific. Confidence is
moderate on the next storm system on Sunday. No changes were made
to the NBM forecast.
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.AVIATION...Look for VFR conditions through the next 24 hours. A
weather system will be bringing clouds and VCTS near KTPH late
Thursday morning. KELY will also see VCSH during the early
afternoon hours. Wind gusts to 20KT expected over the central
Nevada TAF sites of KTPH and KELY terminals.
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.FIRE WEATHER...An incoming storm system will bring increasing clouds
later tonight and tomorrow morning. Rain showers and thunderstorms
will develop Thursday across central Nevada with northern Nevada
remaining dry. A brief break occurs on Friday and Saturday but
another system will bring additional active weather over northern and
central Nevada Saturday evening through the early portions of next
week.
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.LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
None.
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DISCUSSION...86
AVIATION...86
FIRE WEATHER...86

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