Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Southern Plains; Fire Weather Threat in the Southwest U.S.

Thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy to excessive rainfall and isolated flooding over portions of the Southern Plains today and Saturday. Dry conditions, combined with gusty winds and low relative humidities will continue to support an elevated to critical fire weather threat in the Desert Southwest into to early next week. Read More >

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Last Map Update: Fri, Apr 25, 2025 at 7:04:18 pm PDT

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National Weather Service Salt Lake City, UT

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Winter Weather Advisory

Wind Advisory

Strong Winds Expected Today

Thunderstorm Outlook Today

Projected Precipitation

Much Cooler This Weekend

A Wind Advisory is in effect for Northern Nye and White Pine Counties until 8 PM PDT this evening. Blowing dust will reduce visibilities at times. Travel will be difficult, particularly for high profile vehicles.

Breezy to windy conditions are expected to develop this afternoon across northern and central Nevada. South to southwest winds will be strongest in central Nevada with winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph. Winds will be less strong in the north, 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 30 mph. A wind advisory is currently in effect for portions of central Nevada today.

A few strong thunderstorms are possible in most of Northern Nevada and parts of Central Nevada until 8 PM PDT this evening. The primary thunderstorm hazards will be wind gusts near 45 mph and dangerous cloud to ground lightning strikes.

A storm system will impact Northern and Central Nevada Saturday afternoon through Monday morning, 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 Saturday night. The majority of this precipitation will fall Sunday.

Look for a cooling trend this weekend as a storm system moves across the southwestern United States. Temperatures will drop to below normal levels with highs in the 40s and 50s on Sunday with lows in the 20s and 30s. Expect warming conditions for the middle portions of next week with highs climbing back into the 70s.