FNUS55 KLKN 080831 FWFLKN Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Northern and Central Nevada National Weather Service Elko NV 131 AM PDT Wed Jul 8 2026 Note: Check Fire Weather Discussion in the Area Forecast Discussion for more info Note: Thunderstorms imply gusty and erratic winds Note: CWR means precipitation totals will be more than 0.10 inches Note: Winds in the extended forecast are average daytime winds .DISCUSSION...Isolated thunderstorm activity continues across fire weather zones 438/469/470 on Wednesday. As the atmosphere continues to dry out storm activity will be more dry than wet as the day progresses. Through the rest of the week temperatures continue to rise increasing HeatRisk by the weekend when afternoon highs across all fire weather zones are expected to climb to triple digits. && NVZ437-082330- Humboldt County-Quinn- 131 AM PDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.... * Valleys..........89-99. * Mid slope........83-93. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min humidity....... * Valleys..........6-12%. * Mid slope........10-17%. * 24 hr trend......3% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Ridge top........South 6 to 12 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height......14000 ft agl. * Transport winds....West 15 to 20 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather........Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.... * Valleys..........55-65. * Mid slope........60-70. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * Max humidity....... * Valleys..........38-48%. * Mid slope........27-37%. * 24 hr trend......5% wetter. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph in the evening becoming downslope/down valley winds 2 to 5 mph. * Ridge top........West 15 to 20 mph shifting to the north 15 to 25 mph after midnight. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.... * Valleys..........89-99. * Mid slope........82-92. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min humidity....... * Valleys..........9-14%. * Mid slope........13-19%. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph. * Ridge top........Northeast 15 to 20 mph shifting to the east 6 to 12 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height......13000 ft agl. * Transport winds....North 15 to 20 mph shifting to the southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .Extended... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 56-66. Downslope/down valley winds 2 to 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 91-101. Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 56-66. Highs 93-103. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 57-67. Highs 90-100. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 58-68. Highs 87-97. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers. Lows 57-67. Highs 89-99. $$ NVZ424-082330- Southeastern Humboldt County and northern Lander County- 131 AM PDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.... * Valleys..........90-100. * Mid slope........83-93. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min humidity....... * Valleys..........8-13%. * Mid slope........11-16%. * 24 hr trend......6% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Ridge top........Southeast 6 to 12 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. * Mixing Height......15000 ft agl. * Transport winds....West 15 to 20 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather........Mostly clear. * Min Temperature.... * Valleys..........52-62. * Mid slope........59-69. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Max humidity....... * Valleys..........38-48%. * Mid slope........19-29%. * 24 hr trend......18% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Downslope/down valley winds 2 to 5 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. * Ridge top........Northwest 15 to 25 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.... * Valleys..........89-99. * Mid slope........83-93. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min humidity....... * Valleys..........7-12%. * Mid slope........9-14%. * 24 hr trend......2% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph. * Ridge top........West 10 to 15 mph. * Mixing Height......14000 ft agl. * Transport winds....Southwest 15 to 20 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .Extended... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Clear. Lows 53-63. Downslope/down valley winds 2 to 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 91-101. Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 55-65. Highs 95-105. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 57-67. Highs 91-101. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 58-68. Highs 87-97. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows 55-65. Highs 87-97. $$ NVZ438-082330- W Elko County, N Eureka and Lander Counties N of I80- 131 AM PDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny with isolated dry thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.... * Valleys..........91-101. * Mid slope........82-92. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity....... * Valleys..........11-17%. * Mid slope........14-21%. * 24 hr trend......3% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Ridge top........South 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height......16000 ft agl. * Transport winds....South 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...5%. * Chance of thunder..10%. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather........Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.... * Valleys..........53-58. * Mid slope........57-67. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * Max humidity....... * Valleys..........53-63%. * Mid slope........40-50%. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........North winds 10 to 20 mph in the evening becoming downslope/down valley winds 2 to 5 mph. * Ridge top........West 15 to 25 mph shifting to the north 10 to 15 mph after midnight. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.... * Valleys..........90-100. * Mid slope........81-91. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min humidity....... * Valleys..........8-13%. * Mid slope........11-16%. * 24 hr trend......3% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph. * Ridge top........West 10 to 15 mph. * Mixing Height......14000 ft agl. * Transport winds....Northeast 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .Extended... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 56-61. Downslope/down valley winds 2 to 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 93-103. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 58-63. Highs 96-106. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 61-66. Highs 93-103. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 61-66. Highs 89-99. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 60-65. Highs 89-99. $$ NVZ469-082330- Central Elko County- 131 AM PDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.... * Valleys..........87-97. * Mid slope........83-93. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity....... * Valleys..........13-22%. * Mid slope........17-27%. * 24 hr trend......5% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Ridge top........South 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height......16000 ft agl. * Transport winds....South 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...15%. * Chance of thunder..35%. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather........Mostly cloudy then becoming mostly clear. * Min Temperature.... * Valleys..........46-56. * Mid slope........53-63. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees cooler. * Max humidity....... * Valleys..........60-70%. * Mid slope........45-55%. * 24 hr trend......4% wetter. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Downslope/down valley winds 2 to 5 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. * Ridge top........Northwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the northeast after midnight. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.... * Valleys..........87-97. * Mid slope........83-93. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min humidity....... * Valleys..........8-15%. * Mid slope........10-20%. * 24 hr trend......6% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph. * Ridge top........North 6 to 12 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. * Mixing Height......15000 ft agl. * Transport winds....West 15 to 20 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .Extended... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49-59. Downslope/down valley winds 2 to 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 90-100. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-61. Highs 94-104. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 54-64. Highs 91-101. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows 53-63. Highs 87-97. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 52-62. Highs 86-96. $$ NVZ470-082330- Eastern Elko County- 131 AM PDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny then becoming mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated dry thunderstorms in the afternoon. * Max Temperature.... * Valleys..........85-90. * Mid slope........79-89. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity....... * Valleys..........13-19%. * Mid slope........16-24%. * 24 hr trend......3% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph. * Ridge top........South 10 to 15 mph. * Mixing Height......17000 ft agl. * Transport winds....South 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...15%. * Chance of thunder..31%. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.... * Valleys..........47-57. * Mid slope........55-65. * 24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. * Max humidity....... * Valleys..........56-66%. * Mid slope........41-51%. * 24 hr trend......3% wetter. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Downslope/down valley winds 2 to 5 mph. * Ridge top........North 10 to 15 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...5%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.... * Valleys..........85-90. * Mid slope........80-90. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min humidity....... * Valleys..........10-15%. * Mid slope........13-19%. * 24 hr trend......5% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Ridge top........Northwest 10 to 15 mph. * Mixing Height......15000 ft agl. * Transport winds....West 15 to 20 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .Extended... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 49-59. Downslope/down valley winds 2 to 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 89-99. Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-61. Highs 93-103. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 55-65. Highs 93-103. .MONDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 55-65. Highs 89-99. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 53-63. Highs 85-95. $$ NVZ426-082330- Northern Nye County-Mojave- 131 AM PDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.... * Valleys..........89-99. * Mid slope........84-94. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity....... * Valleys..........7-12%. * Mid slope........9-14%. * 24 hr trend......2% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Ridge top........Southwest 15 to 20 mph. * Mixing Height......16000 ft agl. * Transport winds....Southwest 15 to 25 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather........Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.... * Valleys..........52-62. * Mid slope........61-71. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * Max humidity....... * Valleys..........20-30%. * Mid slope........9-19%. * 24 hr trend......8% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Downslope/down valley winds 2 to 5 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph. * Ridge top........West 15 to 25 mph shifting to the northwest after midnight. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.... * Valleys..........89-99. * Mid slope........83-93. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min humidity....... * Valleys..........5-10%. * Mid slope........7-12%. * 24 hr trend......2% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph. * Ridge top........Northeast 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * Mixing Height......16000 ft agl. * Transport winds....Northwest 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .Extended... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 52-62. Downslope/down valley winds 2 to 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 92-102. Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 53-63. Highs 93-103. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 55-65. Highs 91-101. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows 56-66. Highs 85-95. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. Lows 53-63. Highs 86-96. $$ NVZ427-082330- Central Nevada-Toiyabe- 131 AM PDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.... * Valleys..........87-97. * Mid slope........81-91. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min humidity....... * Valleys..........8-13%. * Mid slope........10-15%. * 24 hr trend......3% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming west 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Ridge top........South 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Mixing Height......17000 ft agl. * Transport winds....South 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather........Partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.... * Valleys..........49-59. * Mid slope........58-68. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * Max humidity....... * Valleys..........26-36%. * Mid slope........13-23%. * 24 hr trend......10% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Downslope/down valley winds 2 to 5 mph. Gusts up to 20 mph in the evening. * Ridge top........Northwest 15 to 25 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.... * Valleys..........87-97. * Mid slope........81-91. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min humidity....... * Valleys..........5-10%. * Mid slope........8-13%. * 24 hr trend......3% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph. * Ridge top........North 10 to 15 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. * Mixing Height......17000 ft agl. * Transport winds....West 15 to 20 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .Extended... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50-60. Downslope/down valley winds 2 to 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 90-100. Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Lows 51-61. Highs 94-104. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 54-64. Highs 88-98. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows 54-64. Highs 83-93. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows 52-62. Highs 86-96. $$ NVZ425-082330- White Pine and Northeast Nye Counties- 131 AM PDT Wed Jul 8 2026 .TODAY... * Sky/weather........Mostly sunny. * Max Temperature.... * Valleys..........89-99. * Mid slope........85-95. * 24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. * Min humidity....... * Valleys..........7-13%. * Mid slope........9-14%. * 24 hr trend......3% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph becoming southwest 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. * Ridge top........Southwest 15 to 20 mph. * Mixing Height......17000 ft agl. * Transport winds....Southwest 15 to 25 mph. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .TONIGHT... * Sky/weather........Mostly cloudy then becoming partly cloudy. * Min Temperature.... * Valleys..........50-60. * Mid slope........59-69. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * Max humidity....... * Valleys..........40-50%. * Mid slope........25-35%. * 24 hr trend......3% wetter. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph in the evening becoming downslope/down valley winds 2 to 5 mph. * Ridge top........West 15 to 25 mph shifting to the north 15 to 20 mph after midnight. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .THURSDAY... * Sky/weather........Partly sunny. * Max Temperature.... * Valleys..........89-99. * Mid slope........85-95. * 24 hr trend......Little change. * Min humidity....... * Valleys..........6-13%. * Mid slope........8-16%. * 24 hr trend......2% drier. * 20-foot winds...... * Valleys..........Upslope/up valley winds 4 to 8 mph. * Ridge top........East 10 to 15 mph shifting to the southwest in the afternoon. * Mixing Height......17000 ft agl. * Transport winds....Southwest 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. * Chc Wetting Rain...0%. * Chance of thunder..0%. .Extended... .THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows 50-60. Downslope/down valley winds 2 to 5 mph. .FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs 91-101. Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph. .SATURDAY...Mostly clear. Patchy blowing dust. Lows 51-61. Highs 93-103. .SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows 54-64. Highs 91-101. .MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Lows 55-65. Highs 86-96. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows 53-63. Highs 85-95. $$ .8 TO 14 DAY OUTLOOK FOR WED JUL 15 THROUGH TUE JUL 21: Above normal temperatures and above normal precipitation. = $$