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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
234 PM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Warmer than normal temperatures will continue through the week
  with periods of breezier northerly winds down the Colorado River
  Valley.

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.DISCUSSION...through Sunday.

Breezy northerly winds are expected in the Colorado River Valley
today, with 25 to 35 mph wind gusts expected between
Laughlin/Bullhead City and Needles. These northerly winds will
linger  through Wednesday, decreasing in strength each day.
Otherwise, warmer than normal temperatures and dry conditions will
continue through the week and into the weekend as ridging continues
to build over the Western US. Temperatures will gradually increase
each day through mid-to-late week, with multiple records in jeopardy
Wednesday through Friday. See the CLIMATE section for more
information regarding records.

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.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 00Z Forecast Package...Winds
will remain under 10 knots, and will follow typical diurnal
directional trends. VFR conditions will persist through the TAF
period.

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...For the 00Z Forecast Package...With the exception of
the Colorado River Valley, winds across the region will remain
relatively light, following typical daily directional trends. Winds
in the Colorado River Valley will favor a more northerly direction
through the TAF period, with 20 to 30 knot gusts dropping off during
the evening and overnight hours before returning around mid-morning
tomorrow. VFR conditions will continue through the TAF period with
no operationally significant cloud cover expected.

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

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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/AVIATION/CLIMATE...Stessman


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