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Spot Forecast for Cottonwood Peak...BLM

National Weather Service Elko NV

440 AM PDT Wed Aug 20 2025



Forecast is based on forecast start time of 0530 PDT on August 20. 

If conditions become unrepresentative, contact the National Weather

Service.



Please contact National Weather Service Elko if you have questions

or concerns with this forecast.



...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM PDT FRIDAY MORNING 

UNTIL 8 PM PDT FRIDAY EVENING...



.DISCUSSION...

Elevated fire weather conditions are expected this afternoon and

this evening due to southwest to west wind gusts near 25 mph and

minimum relative humidity values as low as 9 percent. A warming

trend is anticipated Thursday and Friday. By Friday afternoon,

high temperatures will be seven to nine degrees above normal for

this time of year. Monsoonal moisture will move northward into

Eastern Nevada Sunday through Tuesday, resulting in the likelihood

of wetting thunderstorms each afternoon and evening.



.TODAY...



Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). Areas of smoke 

                    through the day. 

Max temperature.....85-88. 

Min humidity........9-14 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........Light winds becoming southwest and increasing 

                    to 8-10 mph this afternoon. Wind gusts near 25 

                    mph this afternoon.  

 Slope/valley.......Light winds becoming southwest and increasing 

                    to 9-11 mph this afternoon. Wind gusts near 25 

                    mph this afternoon. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Mixing height.......Increasing to around 11700 ft AGL this 

                    afternoon. 

Transport winds.....North 4-6 mph shifting to southwest and 

                    increasing to 12-14 mph this afternoon.  



.TONIGHT...



Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Areas of smoke 

                    through the night. 

Min temperature.....55-58. 

Max humidity........38-43 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........West winds 8-10 mph this evening becoming 

                    northwest and decreasing to 6-8 mph overnight. 

                    Wind gusts near 25 mph this evening.  

 Slope/valley.......West winds 9-11 mph this evening becoming 

                    northwest and decreasing to 7-9 mph overnight. 

                    Wind gusts near 25 mph this evening. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Mixing height.......Decreasing to 500 ft AGL or less.  

Transport winds.....Northwest 11-13 mph. 



.THURSDAY...



Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (10-20 percent). Areas of smoke in 

                    the morning. 

Max temperature.....88-91. 

Min humidity........10-15 percent. 

Wind (20 ft)........North 3-5 mph. 

 Slope/valley.......North winds 4-6 mph. 

CWR.................0 percent. 

Mixing height.......Increasing to around 11600 ft AGL in the 

                    afternoon.  

Transport winds.....Northwest 6-8 mph. 



.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 7...

.FRIDAY...

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs around 90. East winds

around 9 mph. 

.SATURDAY...

Partly cloudy. Slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows

in the mid 60s. Highs in the upper 80s. East winds around 8 mph. 

.SUNDAY...

Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of

thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. South

winds around 8 mph. 

.MONDAY...

Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms.

Lows around 60. Highs in the upper 70s. 

.TUESDAY...

Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers and slight chance of

thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s. 



$$



Forecaster...South

Requested by...Matthew Malesic

Type of request...WILDFIRE

.TAG 2520105.5/LKN

.DELDT 08/20/25

.FormatterVersion 2.0.0

.EMAIL matthew.malesic@usda.gov