Carson City weather: Chance of thunderstorms, near record heat through Wednesday
With hot weather settling into the Carson City region, the chance of afternoon thunderstorms will increase through the early part of the week, according to the National Weather Service.
The high pressure ridge forming over the Sierra and western Nevada is bringing near record temperatures to the area as well as the potential for thunderstorms. Forecasters note the thunderstorm potential for Monday afternoon looks concerning with impacts likely due to strong gusty outflow winds, lightning, and brief heavy rains.
Models indicate thunderstorms will develop along the Sierra crest early Monday afternoon and then push off into western Nevada mid to late afternoon.
These thunderstorms may impact areas from Carson City, Carson Valley to Silver Springs and Fernley in Lyon County by late Monday afternoon and early evening, with the potential of bringing strong winds, heavy rain and blowing dust.
Dry and stabilizing southwest flow aloft will limit the potential for storms Tuesday afternoon, especially north of Interstate 80. There may still be enough moisture across the region for a few showers and thunderstorms. Wednesday looks to be mostly dry, but there is a weakness in the ridge which is forecast to drop just west of Mono County, according to the weather service. This too may bring another round of thunderstorms.
Meanwhile many valley locations for western Nevada will easily climb to near 100 degrees this afternoon and may continue to be that warm through Wednesday. For Carson City, Carson Valley and Dayton areas, highs will be in the upper 90s through Wednesday, lowering some Thursday and Friday.
These hot and dry conditions will continue to dry out fuels and vegetation across the Sierra and western Nevada, as well as melt more of that high Sierra snow.
Relief from the extreme heat may come later this week as the ridge of high pressure flattens when a low pressure system moves across the Pacific Northwest.
This will help to lower temperatures slightly. Temperatures will still be very warm, nearly 10 degrees above average for this time of year, but overall cooler than that is expected for the first part of this week.
Go to CarsonWeather.com for updates, thunderstorm activities and to gauge the heat in real time.
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