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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
945 AM PST Sun Dec 7 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Periods of breezy north winds continue as temperatures gradually
  climb to well-above seasonal normals by the middle of next week.

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.DISCUSSION...Today through Saturday.

A growing ridge of high pressure over the eastern Pacific Ocean
will continue to increase heights over the region through next
week as the center of the high slowly meanders eastward over land.
The resultant northwest flow aloft will maintain dry conditions,
but will bring occasional breezy north winds to the region as
shortwaves move along the flow - particularly along the Colorado
River Valley. Temperatures rise to 10-15 degrees above seasonal
normals by late- week. On Thursday, December 11th and Friday,
December 12th, the record high for Las Vegas is 72 degrees and 74
degrees, with a 60- 70% chance and 40-50% chance of tying or
breaking that record, respectively. Numerous daily record highs
and daily record warm lows are in jeopardy across the region mid-
to-late week. For more details, see the CLIMATE section below.

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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 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 18Z 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.

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.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...Soulat
AVIATION...Phillipson

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