Elko, Nevada 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS65 KLKN 190701 AAA
AFDLKN

Area Forecast Discussion...Updated
National Weather Service Elko NV
1201 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Record warmth is expected across all of Northern and Central
  Nevada each afternoon today through Saturday

* Dry weather will persist through at least the upcoming weekend

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.UPDATE...
Issued at 1201 AM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026

The current forecast is on track. No updates are needed.

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.DISCUSSION...
(Today through Wednesday)

WEATHER PATTERN OVERVIEW: High pressure continues to make its
home over the American Southwest through the end of the week.
Temperatures continue to soar as a result, with every record site
expected to smash their previous record through at least Friday (see
climate section below). A slight reprieve from the unseasonable
warmth occurs this weekend as the high travels south into Mexico and
flow over Nevada returns to near zonal. This is not expected to stop
the broken records, especially for Tonopah, but temperatures are
expected to drop to near or at historical record levels, instead of
up to ten degrees above record. Ridging is expected to rebuild early
next week and temperatures will continue to slowly climb with the
broken records likely continuing through at least Tuesday. Model
guidance is showing some early indications for a shift to cooler and
wetter weather mid next week but this will need to be watched for at
least another day or two before anything substantial can be said.

FORECAST CONFIDENCE & DEVIATIONS: High confidence in continued
high pressure and broken records through Friday and for a slight
cool down this weekend. Overnight low temperatures were decreased
in colder valleys through Saturday morning as the NBM has been
consistently too warm in those areas.

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.AVIATION...
VFR condtions persists at all terminals thru the next 24 hours as
high pressure remains in control across the Great Basin. Winds will
be light, around 10KT or less.

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.CLIMATE...
Strong high pressure will continue to bring record breaking
temperatures across the area, with the most notable example in
Tonopah tomorrow, where temperatures are forecast to reach ten
degrees above the previous record temperature. Below is the current
set of forecast and record high temperatures for the five official
climate sites for March 19-22:

March 19:
KEKO: 74/1997              82
KELY: 73/1908              81
KP68: 74/1997              82
KTPH: 75/2004              85
KWMC: 79/1997              83

March 20:
KEKO: 76/2004              86
KELY: 76/2004              84
KP68: 79/2004              85
KTPH: 79/2004              87
KWMC: 79/2004              87

March 21:
KEKO: 78/2004              79
KELY: 76/2004              80
KP68: 79/2004              78
KTPH: 79/2004              82
KWMC: 80/2004              78

March 22:
KEKO: 72/1960   71
KELY: 72/2004    72
KP68: 75/2004       72
KTPH: 76/2004    78
KWMC: 77/1977   71

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.LKN Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
None.

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DISCUSSION...94
AVIATION...92
CLIMATE...94