Area Forecast Discussion
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FXUS65 KVEF 072103
AFDVEF
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
103 PM PST Sun Dec 7 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
* Periods of breezy north winds continue along the Colorado River
Valley through the week.
* Temperatures gradually climb to well-above seasonal normals by
the middle of the week areawide.
&&
.DISCUSSION...through the weekend.
This afternoons satellite imagery depicts mostly clear skies
across the region with just some passing high cirrus as the
primary storm track remains well to our north. Otherwise, pleasant
conditions continue today with seasonably mild temperatures and
generally light winds. The exception is along the Colorado River
Valley where north-south pressure gradients are inducing breezy
northerly winds near Lake Mohave and Laughlin - and will continue
through much of the week. Meanwhile, as high pressure builds into
the Western US, temperatures will increase daily and climb to
within a few degrees of daily records. This dry and mild pattern
looks to remain locked in through much of Mid- December, with no
opportunities for precipitation in the foreseeable future.
&&
.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 00Z Forecast Package...Winds
will follow typical diurnal directional patterns through the
forecast period, remaining light with speeds under 8KT. Bands of
high clouds around 25kft are expected, with VFR conditions
prevailing.
For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...For the 00Z Forecast Package...Across the region,
winds will generally remain under 10KT, following typical terrain-
driven and diurnal directional patterns. The exception will be
along portions of the Lower Colorado River Valley in the vicinity
of IFP, where channeling of winds will result in speeds around
15KT with intermittent gusts to 20-25KT mid morning through mid
afternoon. VFR conditions otherwise prevail with bands of high
clouds around 25kft. Similar conditions will continue Tuesday.
&&
.CLIMATE...Numerous climate locations have a forecast high
temperature and/or forecast warm low temperature within 3 degrees of
the daily record for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
The table below shows the daily record maximum temperature and the
year the record was last set. An asterisk (*) denotes which records
are in jeopardy (within 3 degrees of the forecast).
MAX WED, DEC 10 THU, DEC 11 FRI, DEC 12
Record(Yr) Record(Yr) Record(Yr)
Las Vegas 74(1950) 72(1939)* 74(1958)*
Bishop 72(1958)* 78(1958) 74(1953)
Needles 80(1934)* 78(1958)* 80(1958)*
Daggett 77(2015) 79(1958) 83(1958)
Kingman 75(1950) 77(1950) 72(1950)*
Desert Rock 68(2015)* 68(2010)* 72(1988)*
Death Valley 80(1911)* 81(1914)* 79(1924)*
The table below shows the daily record warm minimum temperature and
the year the record was last set. An asterisk (*) denotes which
records are in jeopardy (within 3 degrees of the forecast).
WARM MIN WED, DEC 10 THU, DEC 11 FRI, DEC 12
Record(Yr) Record(Yr) Record(Yr)
Las Vegas 52(1996) 50(2014)* 51(1995)*
Bishop 35(1984) 36(2016) 44(1956)
Needles 56(2017) 54(2014) 59(1995)
Daggett 50(1981) 53(2016) 51(1995)
Kingman 47(1937) 47(1981)* 51(1934)
Desert Rock 51(1996) 47(1996)* 53(1995)
Death Valley 56(1970)* 58(1914)* 60(1914)*
&&
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report
any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating
procedures.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION/AVIATION...Outler
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