While January is typically one of Reno’s most active months, it’s been mild and dry in Reno for weeks. A weak system rolled through Tuesday night, but it was minor. A stubborn ridge of high pressure, continues to keep us quiet, and build back in after a weak system moves onshore.
No records are forecasted to be met this weekend, despite highs being in the low 60’s. Records are closer to 70 degrees, and even last January on the 29th Reno made it up to 68 degrees. Perhaps it’s more so about the stretch of mild weather lately, than the individual highs that seem odd.
In first place, Reno saw eight days during the month of January, in the 60’s or above back in 1953, and we’re only looking at it happening one time this month. The average high for the month of January 2026 so far, is approximately 50.3 degrees, which is the 16th warmest on record. The warmest is 55.5 degrees, set back in 1948.
The odds of getting above 50 degrees through the weekend are very high, but the odds of reaching 70 degrees is low.Â
By Meteorologist Angela Schilling
