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AFDVEF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
222 AM PDT Tue Apr 14 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Clear skies and warming temperatures expected Wednesday and
  Thursday with gusty winds and cool temperatures return late-week.

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.DISCUSSION...Today through Monday.

This morning, very light radar returns continue across far southern
Nevada and far northwestern Arizona. As the associated area of low
pressure continues to push eastward, skies will clear behind it,
allowing for a mostly sunny Tuesday. Minor ridging sets up today and
Wednesday, allowing temperatures to increase back toward seasonal
normals. This will be brief, though, as a closed area of low
pressure is expected to drop through the southern Great Basin from
the Gulf of Alaska late-week. This system has cold origins, and as a
result, will bring along with it a stark temperature drop as its
cold front pushes through the region. Along with a drop in
temperatures, gusty pre-frontal southwest winds can be expected
areawide on Thursday, with wind gusts typically between 35 and 45
mph with greater values in the higher terrain. Expect gusty post-
frontal north winds Thursday night and Friday, with strongest wind
speeds along north-south valleys, such as along the Colorado River
Valley. Will continue to assess the need and timing of wind-related
headlines over the next few shifts. Precipitation chances largely
remain north of our forecast area, though portions of Lincoln County
have a 20 to 30 percent chance of scattered showers and isolated
thunderstorms on Thursday. Snow levels rapidly drop below 3000 feet,
so a dusting of snow in the higher elevations of northern Lincoln
County cannot be ruled out. High pressure returns over the weekend,
allowing skies to clear and temperatures to rebound back closer to
seasonal normals.
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.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 12Z Forecast
Package...Winds at or below 8KT are expected today and tonight.
Light and variable winds will become south to southeast this
afternoon, then will transition to the southwest after sunset. FEW
to SCT clouds will develop this afternoon around 8000-10kft,
otherwise clear skies are expected.

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...For the 12Z Forecast Package...Isolated showers in
southern Nevada and northwest Arizona will dissipate through the
early morning hours, then a dry forecast is expected the rest of the
period. Winds will be lighter today across the region and generally
favor typical wind directional patterns. Scattered daytime cumulus
clouds will develop this afternoon, mainly over southern Nevada and
western Arizona, but VFR conditions are expected across the region
today and tonight.
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.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report
any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating
procedures.

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$$

DISCUSSION...Soulat
AVIATION...Nickerson

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