Carson City area weather: Hot temperatures return to Western Nevada for next several days
Turn on the air conditioner and crank up the swamp coolers: Temperatures will be hot this weekend into early next week for much of western Nevada, Carson City and the Sierra, according to the National Weather Service.
The month of June has been a wild ride indeed with Sierra and foothill snow and valley rain last week to possible record setting high temperatures for this upcoming week. A week ago Monday, snow fell on the shores of Lake Tahoe with temperatures hovering around freezing, making it look and feel like winter in June.
A week later and we have temperatures back well into the 90s for Carson City, Carson Valley and Lyon County with highs in the upper 90s to near 100 by Monday and Tuesday, according to the weather service. Saturday and Sunday daytime highs will be in the low 90s.
Dry conditions will continue but there are some chances for showers and thunderstorms, mainly near the Sierra for the weekend. Snowmelt runoff will increase flows especially in the Walker River basin and creeks in Mono County.
Although thunderstorms may form further north, possibly as far north as the Tahoe Basin, northeast to east flow
will keep thunderstorm development right along or west of the Sierra crest on Sunday afternoon and evening.
Thunderstorm chances will increase by Monday afternoon with possible storm development moving up from the southern Sierra crest and across western Nevada. It appears that the afternoon zephyr winds make a return on Monday which could aid in thunderstorm development or enhancement for the late afternoon, forecasters say.
The weather services urges people to take basic precautions to protect against heat-related illness: drink plenty of water, limit strenuous outdoor activity during the afternoon, and never leave children or pets in your car unattended for even short periods of time. More information on heat safety can be found at www.weather.gov/heat.
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