Rare Southern U.S. Winter Storm; Dangerous Cold Weather For Much of the Eastern U.S.; Critical Fire Weather for Southern California

A rare winter storm impacting the Southern U.S. will move offshore Wednesday morning. Behind the storm, arctic air will continue encompassing the eastern two-thirds of the Nation with only a slow return to normal temperatures expected by the end of the week. Moderate to strong Santa Ana winds and low humidity will maintain Critical fire weather conditions in southern California into Thursday. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Wed, Jan 22, 2025 at 7:46:11 am PST

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Cold Tonight

Projected Snowfall Amounts

Snow Amount Probabilities

Gusty Winds Saturday

Turning Colder This Weekend

Low temperatures throughout Northern and Central Nevada tonight will be around five degrees below normal for this time of year. Apparent temperatures tonight will be near zero degrees in the coldest valleys of Elko and White Pine Counties.

Snow ahead of the next storm system will overspread Northern Nevada Friday night. This snowfall will spread southward into Central Nevada Saturday morning. Periods of snow are expected in Northern and Central Nevada Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening. Snowfall in Central Nevada will taper off Saturday night, before ending Sunday morning. The majority of snow will fall Saturday.

Snow ahead of the next storm system will overspread Northern Nevada Friday night. This snowfall will spread southward into Central Nevada Saturday morning. Periods of snow are expected in Northern and Central Nevada Saturday afternoon into Saturday evening. Snowfall in Central Nevada will taper off Saturday night, before ending Sunday morning. The majority of snow will fall Saturday. Here are snow amount probabilities for select locations in Northern and Central Nevada Friday night through Sunday morning.

Northwest wind gusts near 30 mph are expected in parts of Northern and Central Nevada Saturday afternoon and Saturday evening. Travel may be difficult, particularly for high profile vehicles.

High temperatures throughout Northern and Central Nevada Saturday afternoon will be twelve to fourteen degrees colder than Friday afternoon. Maximum temperatures across Northern and Central Nevada Sunday afternoon will be seven to nine degrees below normal for this time of year.