# Winter Storm Warning Issued for Nevada’s Ruby Mountains

The Elko weather office forecasts 12–16 inches of snow above 7,500 feet in the Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range, with a warning beginning Saturday afternoon.

By Will Langan | 24X7 News
Published: 2026-10-31T15:08:46.138Z
Updated: 2026-10-31T16:01:48.354Z
Section: U.S.
Format: News
Canonical: https://24x7news.us/articles/ruby-mountains-east-humboldt-snow-warning-october-31-2026

The National Weather Service in Elko issued a winter storm warning October 31 for the Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt Range, forecasting heavy mountain snow beginning Saturday afternoon.

The warning’s written forecast calls for 12 to 16 inches above 7,500 feet and 8 to 12 inches between 6,500 and 7,500 feet. Those are forecast accumulations, rather than measurements of snow already on the ground.

The stated warning period begins at 5 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time Saturday, October 31, and continues until 10 p.m. Pacific Standard Time Sunday, November 1. The change in timezone reflects the overnight return to standard time.

The weather service identified several routes where snow-covered roads are expected: State Route 229 through Secret Pass, the road into Lamoille Canyon and Harrison Pass in the southern Ruby Mountains.

The notice covers the Ruby Mountains and East Humboldt forecast area in Elko County. Its elevation-specific totals should not be read as a forecast for every community in the county.

In its public warning, the weather service urged people to postpone travel where possible and said vehicles used for necessary travel should be winterized and in working order.

The warning was issued at 7:39 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time October 31. This report describes that official forecast and its stated validity period.

## Sources
- National Weather Service Elko: October 31 Winter Storm Warning: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b79d4a44de24ed5a185b68305edab055ad4747cb.001.2
- Image provenance — USFS via FWS, public domain; undated autumn location context, not the forecast storm: https://www.fws.gov/media/lamoille-canyon-creditusfsjpg
- Image original — U.S. Forest Service Lamoille Canyon photograph; capture date unknown: https://www.fws.gov/sites/default/files/banner_images/2022-09/Lamoille%20canyon%20Credit_USFS.jpg