Carson City area weather: Heat advisory in place as temperatures to soar past 100
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Wed, 06/16/2021 - 11:20am
Daytime temperatures around Carson City are expected to soar Thursday and Friday above 100 degrees, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a heat advisory for the region.
Forecasters say temperatures will be around 100 to 103 during the afternoon hours for the greater Reno, Carson City, Carson Valley and Lyon County areas. A few records are possible, including at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport.
The advisory is from 11 a.m. Thursday to 8 p.m. Friday. The weather service warns that hot temperatures may cause heat illnesses to occur, especially among sensitive populations, those exposed to the afternoon sun for long periods of time and to those who do not have adequate home cooling.
The weather service advises people to drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles
under any circumstances.
Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing when possible. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency. Call 911.
Here is the National Weather Service's latest weather discussion for what's ahead:
The heat wave is almost here with highs today pushing upward into the 90s for most lower elevations, and 80s for Sierra valleys. Cirrus clouds will advance farther north during the day, and it may appear a bit hazy due to high elevation smoke being transported northward from large fires in the southwest US and northwest Mexico.
The main core of the hot conditions continues to be Thursday through Saturday, with heat advisories remaining in effect for all three days for west central NV, and through Friday for the Reno-Carson-Minden areas. For these main cities, Saturday may be nearly as hot as Friday and may be considered for extending into the advisory. However, a quicker clearing Friday night should allow Saturday morning's lows to be a few degrees cooler compared to Friday morning, when more locations are likely to remain near or above 65 degrees.
We have retained the slight chances for thunderstorms Thursday-Friday mainly south of US-50, and also for a small area north of Susanville-Gerlach late Friday where convergence zone effects could produce a few brief cells. Due to small fluctuations in the ridge`s evolution along with potential weak upper disturbances from future upstream convection, the locations affected by storms could vary slightly. Also when dealing with heat of this magnitude, a few stray storms could pop up outside of the areas projected by the ensemble model guidance and the official forecast. The main impact of any storm that develops will be strong outflow gusts of 50+ mph due to high cloud bases and hot dry air mass at the surface. Isolated lightning-induced fire starts are also possible, while heavy rain and hail are less likely.
For the Fathers' Day weekend into next week, we are anticipating a slow weakening of the ridge leading to a gradual cooling trend. Sunday will still be quite warm with highs still near 100 in the typical warmer valleys, then highs ease down to the lower 90s for western NV/upper 70s Sierra Valleys by next week. There are different potential outcomes which could lead to more cooling, with increased winds and chances for some thunderstorms by the middle of next week, but in general these strong summer ridges are more likely to linger beyond the time frame indicated by most of the model simulations.
