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Carson City will have temperatures drop as much as 25 degrees this weekend with rain possible in the valleys and up to 2 inches of snow possible in Sierra passes, the National Weather Service said.
Southwest winds will begin to increase Friday afternoon but the strongest winds are expected with the frontal passage Friday night into Saturday, according to a special weather statement issued by NWS on Wednesday.
“Widespread gusts of 30-40 mph are possible in the valleys with up to 50 mph in wind prone locations,” the statement said. “Sierra ridgetop gusts of around 70-90 mph are possible.”
A band of precipitation is expected mid-morning Saturday through Saturday night as the front drops in from the north. Periods of light to moderate rainfall are possible for western Nevada valleys with 1-2 inches of snowfall possible across Sierra passes Saturday night into early Sunday morning as snow levels crash to around 5,000-6,000 feet.
Temperatures will drop 15 to 25 degrees over the weekend. Widespread freezes are possible (80% chance) across all western Nevada valleys Saturday night into Sunday morning with Sierra valleys plummeting into the teens and 20s overnight, the NWS said at weather.gov.
THE FORECAST
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday: A 50 percent chance of rain. Snow level 9,000 feet lowering to 7,700 feet in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Breezy.
Saturday night: A chance of rain before 11 p.m. Snow level 7,000 feet lowering to 5,200 feet after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Breezy.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54.
Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61.
Monday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 63.