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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
342 PM PDT Thu Jul 30 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Hazardous heat builds today, likely lasting into the next work
  week week.

* Monsoon conditions return in the middle of next week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...through Wednesday.

Extreme Heat Warnings and Heat Advisories have gone into effect as
heat returns to dangerous levels. Temperatures will build over the
next few days and peak over the weekend, approaching daily and
monthly temperature records. Overnight cooling will be very
limited with lows building into the 80s and 90s for most of the
lower elevations. Expect major to extreme heat risk to last
through the weekend and into the next week. Confidence is high
that the current heat hazards will be extended beyond monday.


The pattern chances slightly in into the first week of August,
leading to some slight cooling followed by a push of monsoonal
moisture by the mid-week. This will offer increased humidities
and chances for storms, with the best chances affecting Mohave Co
AZ. The longer term models are in good agreement for these storm
chances, but the timing has been shifting between model updates,
tending slightly earlier.

&&

.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 00Z Forecast
Package...Southwest winds at 8-10KT with gusts over 15KT are
possible for a few hours before dropping after sunset. Typical light
winds are expected overnight through Friday morning. East to
southeast winds return Friday afternoon but will likely (70% chance)
remain under 10KT. Mostly clear skies persist. Temperatures will
exceed 100 degrees through 05Z tonight, then again on Friday 17Z-
05Z.

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...For the 00Z Forecast Package...Breezy south to
southwest winds with gusts 15-25KT will continue into the early
evening across the region. The exception will be the western Mojave
Desert where west winds will gust to 25KT starting around 00Z. Winds
will diminish in most locations after sunset with typical overnight
wind trends prevailing into Friday morning. Winds on Friday should be
lighter than today and follow typical daytime wind direction. Mostly
clear skies with VFR conditions will continue through the period.

&&

.CLIMATE...Numerous climate locations have a forecast high
temperature and/or forecast warm low temperature within 3 degrees of
the daily record.

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           THU, JUL 30  FRI, JUL 31  SAT, AUG 1   SUN, AUG 2
              Record(Yr)   Record(Yr)   Record(Yr)   Record (Yr)

Las Vegas     114(1978)    115(1978)*   116(1979)*   115(1979)*
Bishop        105(2020)*   109(2000)*   108(2020)*   108(2020)*
Needles       120(2020)    121(2020)    121(1993)*   120(1993)*
Daggett       114(2000)    113(2020)*   115(1995)*   117(1986)
Kingman       110(2020)    112(2020)    106(2020)*   105(1918)*
Desert Rock   109(2000)    109(1996)*   109(1993)*   109(1993)*
Death Valley  127(1995)    125(2020)    127(2017)*   126(1993)

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      THU, JUL 30  FRI, JUL 31  SAT, AUG 1   SUN, AUG 2
              Record(Yr)   Record(Yr)   Record(Yr)   Record (Yr)

Las Vegas     89(2019)     88(2020)*    92(2020)     91(2024)*
Bishop        72(2022)     67(2018)     71(2007)     71(2007)
Needles       94(2019)     94(1925)     95(1969)     92(1980)*
Daggett       86(2016)     85(2018)     84(2000)*    83(2018)*
Kingman       83(1972)     83(1914)     82(1914)     82(2008)*
Desert Rock   81(2015)     82(2016)     83(2000)     86(2000)
Death Valley  103(2018)    103(2018)    106(1920)    100(2024)*

&&

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report
any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating
procedures.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Murdock
AVIATION...Nickerson

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