Area Forecast Discussion
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FXUS65 KVEF 080532
AFDVEF
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
932 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 06Z Forecast Package...Winds
will follow typical diurnal directional patterns through the
forecast period with speeds of less than 8 knots. High clouds pass
through the area tonight, clearing on Monday morning.
For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...For the 06Z Forecast Package...Most locations will see
usual diurnal wind patterns with speeds of less than 10 knots
through the TAF period. The exception will be the Colorado River
Valley including KEED and KIFP, where winds increase out of the
north on Monday morning and afternoon. Peak gusts should be in the
20 to 25 mph range. High clouds pass through the area tonight,
clearing on Monday morning.
&&
.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...Outler
AVIATION...Meltzer
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