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FXUS65 KREV 300841
AFDREV

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Reno NV
141 AM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Hot and dry conditions prevail into next week, with triple digit
  heat to lower valleys Friday and Saturday.

* Hazy skies with areas of smoke from fires in Oregon will reduce
  air quality at times across much of northwest and west central
  NV, with patchy smoke near and east of the Elephant Fire.

* Typical afternoon winds are expected each day, with potential
  for elevated fire weather concerns in isolated locations.

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.DISCUSSION...

Summer heat is here to stay, at least it will feel that way, as
we say goodbye to July and hello to August. This weekend, a robust
ridging pattern across the southwestern portion of the CONUS has
heating and subsidence locked in place. This will bring widespread
100+ degree readings for western Nevada valleys, with Sierra
valleys heading for the mid 90s. Additionally, overnight lows will
only fall into the mid 60s Friday night. As a result, a Heat
Advisory will commence midday Friday and remain the story into
Sunday morning. This heating pattern looks to stick around well
into the initial days of August, since this ridge seems determined
to hang around the region. The NBM has consistently shown this
heating pattern, with little variance on outcomes. While a
shortwave looks to take temperatures down by a couple degrees on
Sunday and Monday, 100s are still on the table. Once the shortwave
moves along, our regularly scheduled heating will resume,
bringing Major HeatRisk back around midweek.

Winds will largely follow a typical summertime zephyr pattern, with
the Sunday-Monday shortwave increasing winds slightly. Gust speeds
will range 25-30 mph each afternoon, and mostly be blowing out
of the SW-W.

Smoke may filter into valleys near Reno due to the Elephant Fire,
with other areas potentially affected by smoke from nearby fires
across the western states. HRICH

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.AVIATION...

* VFR conditions are forecast for all terminals, with daily
  afternoon gusts 20-25 kts between 21z-03z. Increasing
  temperatures will bring density altitude concerns to area
  terminals through the weekend. Smoke from nearby fires may also
  produce slantwise visibility concerns daily. HRICH

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.REV Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
NV...Heat Advisory from noon Friday to 8 AM PDT Sunday NVZ001-004.

CA...None.
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