Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
Issued by NWS Las Vegas, NV
064 FXUS65 KVEF 261922 AFDVEF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 1222 PM PDT Sun May 26 2024 .SYNOPSIS...Quiet rest of the holiday weekend in store with warmer temperatures and less wind Memorial Day. Stronger breezes return Tuesday and beyond while temperatures hover several degrees above normal. && .DISCUSSION...Through next Sunday. Did blend some hi-resolution guidance into the NBM to increase PoPs to 10%-20% along the southern Sierra of Inyo County Memorial Day afternoon. Otherwise, still looking at great weather with plenty of sunshine, temperatures several degrees above normal and any wind gusts less than 20 mph. GEFS and EPS mean H5 height output very similar through next weekend. Passage of a trough to our north mid-week will keep heights slightly suppressed leading to little change in high temperatures between Tuesday and Friday. Trough will influence our surface winds though, especially on Tuesday and Wednesday. Most places will feel south to southwest winds gusts 20-30 mph. Locally higher gusts of 30- 35 mph will occur in northwest San Bernardino County. Heights begin to rise next week allowing temperatures to potentially start creeping upward. NBM has a nearly 60% chance of 100 degrees being exceeded at KLAS next Saturday and Sunday, and about a 40% chance Furnace Creek will exceed 110 degrees. && .AVIATION...For Harry Reid...Sustained winds of less than 10kts are expected through Monday morning. Winds directions will swing around from the east-northeast early this afternoon to southeast by late afternoon and then southwest after sunset. Winds may occasionally gust to 15kts after 22Z, but the best chances (20-30%) will be after 03Z once the direction turns to the southwest. Similar conditions are forecast tomorrow, with wind directions following similar trends to today. VFR conditions will continue through Monday. For the rest of southern Nevada, southwestern California, and northwestern Arizona...Winds less than 12kts following typical seasonal directional trends are expected across the region today into Monday. A few westerly gusts to 20kts are expected at KDAG after 00Z, and a few southerly gusts to 18kts are possible at KBIH tomorrow afternoon. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail with only a few mid and high-level clouds AOA 12kft AGL along the Sierra through the TAF period. && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. && $$ DISCUSSION...Pierce AVIATION...Planz For more forecast information...see us on our webpage: https://weather.gov/lasvegas or follow us on Facebook and Twitter