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A strong ridge of high pressure will bring hot temperatures to much of central and northwestern Nevada valleys Thursday and Friday. Temperatures in valleys will be 15-20 degrees above normal, rising well into the 90s for all valleys. Some reprieve from the heat is expected overnight with temperatures cooling down into the 50s except for the West Wendover area where lows will only drop into the upper 60s tonight to near 70 Thursday night. Temperature trend will begin to slowly decline this weekend into early next week. In addition, an upper-level disturbance and mid-level moisture combined with increasing atmospheric instability today will promote shower and thunderstorm development beginning late this morning into the afternoon across much of central, northwestern and northeastern Nevada. Impacts could include small hail, cloud to ground lighting with minimal rainfall and gusty outflow winds and localized blowing dust. Thunderstorms are expected to linger into the evening hours across northeastern Nevada with additional showers and thunderstorms across much of the area Friday. Visit www.weather.gov/elko for the latest weather information.

* AFFECTED AREAS: HUMBOLDT COUNTY ... NORTHERN ELKO COUNTY ... SOUTHEASTERN ELKO COUNTY ... RUBY MOUNTAINS AND EAST HUMBOLDT RANGE ... WHITE PINE COUNTY ... NORTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND NORTHERN EUREKA COUNTY ... SOUTHERN LANDER COUNTY AND SOUTHERN EUREKA COUNTY ... SOUTHWEST ELKO COUNTY ... SOUTH CENTRAL ELKO COUNTY ... NORTHWESTERN NYE COUNTY ... NORTHEASTERN NYE COUNTY