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Spot Forecast for CHRISTMAS EVE STORM...DEATH VALLEY
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
304 PM PST Wed Dec 24 2025

Forecast is based on forecast start time of 1500 PST on December 24.

If conditions become unrepresentative...or if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast...please contact our office at
(702) 263-9750.

Please contact our office if you have questions
or concerns with this forecast.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY...

Light to moderate showers will continue on at least an intermittent
basis the next couple of hours, with more widespread rainfall and
an uptick in rainfall rates expected to move into Death Valley late
afternoon into early evening. The thunderstorm potential is low, but
non-zero, so a few lightning strikes cannot be ruled out through
early evening. The heavier rain will move eastward by late evening,
with lingering showers expected overnight through Christmas Day, with
light snow at the highest elevations surrounding Death Valley as snow
levels drop through the morning.

.DISCUSSION...

.REST OF TODAY...

Sky/weather.........Cloudy. Rain showers and slight chance of
                    thunderstorms.
Max temperature.....43-46.
Min humidity........86-89 percent.
Winds:
  20 ft winds.......Breezy. South winds 20 to 25 mph. Gusty and
                    erratic winds expected near thunderstorms.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 25 to 30 knots.

.TONIGHT...

Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of rain showers and
                    slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening,
                    then chance of rain and slight chance of snow
                    overnight.
Min temperature.....Around 40.
Max humidity........97-100 percent.
Winds:
  20 ft winds.......South winds around 20 mph with gusts to around
                    40 mph. Gusty and erratic winds expected near
                    thunderstorms in the evening.
Mixing height.......700 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 25 to 30 knots.

.CHRISTMAS DAY...

Sky/weather.........Partly sunny. Chance of rain in the morning,
                    then rain likely in the afternoon.
Max temperature.....41-44.
Min humidity........82-85 percent.
Winds:
  20 ft winds.......Breezy. South winds 20 to 25 mph.
Mixing height.......3900 ft AGL.
Transport winds.....South 20 to 30 knots.

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Forecaster...Phillipson
Requested by...D405
Type of request...OTHER
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