Carson City area weather: Sunny through Thanksgiving holiday period; changes by late Sunday
Heading into the Thanksgiving holiday period, the Carson City region will see a gradual warming trend that will bring temperatures to near seasonal averages by Thursday with a more unsettled pattern that could arrive early late Sunday.
According to the National Weather Service, high pressure continues to dominate the region with dry conditions, light winds and persistent inversions for both western Nevada and Sierra valleys. The area of high pressure is also bring a warming trend that will continue through the Thanksgiving week with temperatures rising toward to more seasonal averages.
Daytime highs for most Sierra valleys areas will rise mostly in the high 40s to near 50 with some western Nevada locations teasing the 60 degrees the latter half of the upcoming week, according to forecasters.
The lighter winds and mostly clear skies will do little however to impede widespread radiation cooling that will ensure overnight lows remain on the chilly side. Lows for most Sierra valleys will drop back into the teens to low 20s with the more fortunate lower valleys sliding below the freezing mark to mid 20s.
For the Carson City and Carson Valley areas, daytime temperatures will nudge upward Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday to around 50 with highs Friday and Saturday in the mid to upper 50s, according to the weather service. Overnight lows will be in the mid-20s through Wednesday and low 30s Thursday through Saturday.
For the Lake Tahoe Basin, high temperatures will trend upward with highs Tuesday through Thursday in the mid to upper 40s and the low 50s by Friday.
Going into the latter end of the weekend, forecast models foresee a change to a more active weather pattern that should close out November. The transition looks to start off with an upper wave swinging into the Pacific Northwest Saturday.
Forecast models show a trend in both increased winds and precipitation beginning Sunday that continues into early next week, according to weather service forecasters. Models also indicate an increasing trend in precipitation chances that contribute to periods of mountain snow and valley rain with multiple systems affecting the western US through early next week. With the increased chance for unsettled weather conditions and possible travel delays over mountain passes, it is advised to check the forecast as often as necessary for safer holiday travel.
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