More records will be broken this week as highs remain at least ten degrees above average for the end of March. Cooler air moves in on Thursday thanks to a front, but it will still be mild, with highs in the 70s. The odds of breaking the all-time March record again this week are low, but the odds of breaking the daily record on Monday and Tuesday are fairly high. There is also a chance Reno could break the daily record on Wednesday and Saturday, so keep the ice cream handy.
High pressure rebuilds early this week, with warm air moving in from the south. Highs on Monday will be in the upper 70s and low 80s on Tuesday. There is some high-level cloudiness riding over the top of the ridge, but it will be dry. It will be a touch windy Monday afternoon, thanks to an enhanced Washoe Zephyr. Wind gusts will be in the 20s overall, but reaching 30 mph at times as well.
New records are on the left, and the old record is on the right.
At least eight records have already been broken in Reno, five of which were daily records. Reno also broke the all-time March record last week with a high of 88, and the all-time record on St. Patrick’s Day with a high of 82 degrees. To say it feels more like summer than spring would be an understatement. Five days in a row is also the most consecutive days of 80-degree temperatures Reno has ever seen during the month of March. This heat wave is certainly rare.
Numbers represent new records from last week
While Reno tied the daily record on Sunday, South Tahoe broke its daily record by four degrees. It will be pleasant in Tahoe this week, with highs in the mid-60s. Like Reno, South Tahoe broke multiple records last week for afternoon highs.
