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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1255 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Warmer than normal temperatures will continue through the week,
  with periods of breezy northerly winds down the Colorado River
  Valley through Wednesday.

* Cooler temperatures expected over the weekend and early next week,
  but conditions remain dry.

&&

.DISCUSSION...through next Monday.

Little change in the overall pattern as high pressure remains firmly
over the West Coast. This will keep temperatures well above normal
allowing for near record temperatures Wednesday through Friday. See
the CLIMATE section for more information regarding records. A weak
trough over northern Mexico has helped increased surface gradients
over the lower Colorado River Valley which has helped bring gusty
north winds to areas south of Davis Dam today. These gradients will
remain through Wednesday keeping breezy to windy conditions in
place. Winds gusting to around 35 mph will be seen along with wave
heights of 2-3 feet, but due to the isolated nature of these winds,
no products will be issued. Extra caution should be used while
boating in areas south of Davis Dam.

By this weekend, the ridge will flatten as a shortwave moving
through the mean flow passes across southern California, Arizona,
and northern Mexico. While no precipitation is anticipated with this
feature, an increase in high cloud cover is expected, which will
also help lower temperatures several degrees.

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.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 18Z Forecast Package...Winds
will follow typical diurnal directional patterns through the
forecast period, remaining light with speeds around 6KT or less.
VFR conditions prevail with a few high clouds around 25kft
at times.

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...For the 18Z Forecast Package...Winds today will remain
around 5-10KT, following typical diurnal directional patterns with
some variability. The exception will be portions of the Colorado
River Valley in the vicinity of IFP, where elevated northerly winds
are expected through the period, with intermittent gusts to 20-25KT.
VFR conditions prevail with just a few high clouds around 25kft at
times.

&&

.CLIMATE...Numerous climate locations across the region have a
forecast high temperature and/or forecast warm low temperature
within 3 degrees of the daily record 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). A double
asterisk (**) denotes which sites have forecast values that will tie
or break the existing record.

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). A double
asterisk (**) denotes which sites have forecast values that will tie
or break the existing record.

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...Gorelow
CLIMATE...Stessman

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