Today is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as yesterday.
Forecast for Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake
Updated: 3:17 PM PDT on July 10, 2009
Tonight
Partly cloudy. Lows 52 to 62. West winds 10 to 15 mph in the evening becoming light.
Saturday
Partly cloudy in the morning...then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon south of Fallon. Highs 86 to 96. Light winds becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 54 to 64. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph in the evening becoming light.
Sunday
Breezy. Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon east of Highway 95. Highs 86 to 96. Light winds becoming southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph in the afternoon.
... Fire Weather Watch in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening across western Nevada for strong winds and low humidity...
The National Weather Service in Reno has issued a Fire Weather Watch... which is in effect from Sunday afternoon through Sunday evening.
Low pressure moving across the region will bring the potential for windy conditions Sunday afternoon and evening. Southwest winds of 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 40 mph are possible Sunday. These wind speeds combined with dry fuels and humidity values in the 10 to 15 percent range could create hazardous fire weather conditions.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur. Check weather.Gov/Reno for updates and possible red flag warnings.