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Western Nevada-Eastern Sierra-Northeast California Zone Forecast
National Weather Service Reno NV
231 AM PST Mon Dec 29 2025

This is an automatically generated product that provides averaged
values for large geographic areas and may not be representative
of a specific area. To get a more specific forecast for your area,
please visit weather.gov/reno

NVZ001-300300-
Mineral and Southern Lyon Counties-
Including the cities of Hawthorne, Yerington, Smith Valley, Mina,
and Schurz
231 AM PST Mon Dec 29 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 40 to 45. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 20 to 30. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 41 to 51. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 26 to 36. Light winds
becoming south around 10 mph after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Slight chance of rain and snow in the
afternoon. Snow level 6000 feet rising to 7500 feet. Highs 41 to
51. Light winds becoming southeast around 10 mph in the
afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Lows 30 to
40.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Highs 43 to
53.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain and snow. Lows 29 to 39. Highs 45 to 55.

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CAZ072-NVZ002-300300-
Greater Lake Tahoe Area-
Including the cities of South Lake Tahoe, Tahoe City, Truckee,
Markleeville, Stateline, Glenbrook, and Incline Village
231 AM PST Mon Dec 29 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 35 to 45. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 9 to 19. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 42 to 52. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 21 to 31. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level
7500 feet rising to 8500 feet. Highs 41 to 51. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Lows 27 to 37.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Rain and snow. Highs 39 to 49.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Lows 27 to 37.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow likely. Highs 40 to 50.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Snow and rain likely. Lows 25 to 35.
.SATURDAY...Snow likely. Highs 36 to 46.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Snow likely. Lows 21 to 31. Highs
35 to 45.

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NVZ003-300300-
Greater Reno-Carson City-Minden Area-
Including the cities of Sparks, Verdi, Gardnerville,
and Virginia City
231 AM PST Mon Dec 29 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 39 to 44. Light winds becoming east around
10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 17 to 27. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 41 to 51. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows 24 to 29. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the afternoon.
Highs 43 to 53. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows
29 to 34.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Rain and snow likely. Highs 43 to 53.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows 32 to
37.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain
and snow. Highs 46 to 56. Lows 30 to 35.
.SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow
and rain. Highs 45 to 50. Lows 29 to 34.

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NVZ004-300300-
Western Nevada Basin and Range including Pyramid Lake-
Including the cities of Fernley, Fallon, Lovelock,
Silver Springs, Nixon, and Imlay
231 AM PST Mon Dec 29 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 40 to 45. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 18 to 28. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 46 to 51. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows 22 to 32. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 46 to 51. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a slight chance of rain and snow.
Lows 26 to 36.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain and snow. Highs
43 to 53.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain.
Lows 27 to 37. Highs 46 to 56.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of
rain and snow. Lows 28 to 38. Highs 44 to 54.

$$

CAZ070-NVZ005-300300-
Surprise Valley California-Northern Washoe County-
Including the cities of Cedarville, Eagleville, Fort Bidwell,
Empire, and Gerlach
231 AM PST Mon Dec 29 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 39 to 44. Light winds becoming east around
10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 18 to 28. East winds around 10 mph in the
evening becoming light.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 40 to 50. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows 21 to 31. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs 40 to 50. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows
26 to 31.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Rain and snow likely. Highs 43 to 48.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of rain. Lows 28 to 33.
.FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain and
snow. Highs 46 to 51. Lows 27 to 32.

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CAZ071-300300-
Lassen-Eastern Plumas-Eastern Sierra Counties-
Including the cities of Portola, Susanville, Westwood,
Sierraville, and Loyalton
231 AM PST Mon Dec 29 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Areas of freezing fog in the morning. Highs 35 to
45. Light winds becoming east around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 14 to 24. East winds around 10 mph in the
evening becoming light.
.TUESDAY...Sunny. Highs 41 to 51. Light winds becoming east
around 10 mph in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows 19 to 29. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of rain in the
afternoon. Highs 39 to 49. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Lows
25 to 35.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Rain and snow likely. Highs 38 to 48.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Rain likely. Lows 27 to 37.
.FRIDAY...Rain and snow likely. Highs 41 to 51.
.FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Rain and snow likely. Lows
25 to 35. Highs 41 to 46.
.SUNDAY...Snow and rain likely. Highs 41 to 46.

$$

CAZ073-300300-
Mono County-
Including the cities of Bridgeport, Coleville, Lee Vining,
and Mammoth Lakes
231 AM PST Mon Dec 29 2025

.TODAY...Sunny. Highs 35 to 45. Light winds.
.TONIGHT...Clear. Lows 5 to 15. Light winds.
.TUESDAY...Sunny in the morning then becoming partly cloudy.
Highs 41 to 51. Light winds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Lows 21 to 31. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY...Cloudy with a chance of rain and snow. Snow level
7500 feet rising to 8500 feet. Highs 42 to 52. Light winds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Snow and rain likely in the evening, then rain
and snow likely after midnight. Lows 25 to 35.
.NEW YEARS DAY...Rain and snow. Highs 39 to 49.
.THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...Snow and rain likely.
Lows 18 to 28. Highs 39 to 49.
.SUNDAY...Snow likely. Highs 36 to 46.

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