RENO, NV — The air over the Truckee Meadows bites early this week — frost on windshields, crisp breaths clouding the morning chill — as Reno wakes to another below-freezing dawn. Yet by afternoon, the city warms under wide, cloudless skies and bright, dry December sun.
According to the National Weather Service in Reno, a stable ridge of high pressure is settling across northern Nevada, bringing a week of calm, dry, and sunny weather but also dramatic temperature swings between day and night. Highs will climb near 50°F today and close to 60°F Tuesday, while overnight lows drop into the 20s, creating sharp frosts and icy patches across rural valleys and shaded roadways.
Drivers should remain alert for slick bridges and early-morning black ice, especially along I-80 through Verdi and U.S. 395 near Stead and North Valleys. By Tuesday afternoon, winds will turn light from the northwest before fading under another clear, cold sky.
Midweek stays sunny but cooler — Wednesday’s highs near 43°F — before temperatures rebound to the mid-50s by Friday. The weekend will bring continued mild afternoons and cold mornings, ideal for early holiday errands or mountain drives free of winter storms — for now.
5-Day Outlook (Reno, NV):
- Monday: Sunny, high 50°F, calm winds.
- Tuesday: Sunny, high 59°F, low 25°F.
- Wednesday: Cooler, sunny, high 43°F.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny, high 50°F.
- Friday: Mild and sunny, high 58°F.
