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FXUS65 KVEF 062105
AFDVEF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
105 PM PST Sat Dec 6 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 next week areawide.

&&

.DISCUSSION...through next week.

Stagnant weather pattern for the foreseeable future as a large
ridge over the Eastern Pacific expands into the Western US. This
will lead to strengthening high pressure over the Great Basin and
a persistent north-south pressure gradient which will induce
northerly winds down the Colorado River Valley, but elsewhere
generally light winds will dominate. Meanwhile, temperatures will
continue to gradually warm through the week, climbing to near
record values by midweek. Aside from sporadic high clouds,
sunshine will dominate the week as the primary storm track remains
well to our north.

&&

.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 00Z Forecast Package...No
wind impacts are expected through the TAF period. Light southwest
winds overnight followed by light northeast to east winds
developing early afternoons. Speeds are expected to remain less
than 7 knots. VFR conditions will prevail through Sunday, with
FEW-SCT clouds at or above 20kft AGL at times.

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...For the 00Z Forecast Package...Winds will remain
light at most TAF sites into this Sunday evening, with speeds
generally remaining 10KT less. Exception is near KIFP where
northerly winds of 12-18 knots will resume Sunday. VFR conditions
will prevail, with a FEW to SCT high clouds around 20kft AGL at
times. &&

.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...Soulat/Outler

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