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Recreational Forecast for the
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
130 AM PDT Fri Sep 4 2026

Waves are provided as a range of significant wave heights which
is the average of the highest 1/3 of the waves which will
occasionally be encountered.

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

...The Forecast for Boulder Basin...

Highest waves are expected across mid-Boulder Basin then northward
to Callville Bay and Swallow Bay.

.TODAY...Sunny. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Highs
near 90.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 to
2 feet. Lows in the mid to upper 70s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. South winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to
20 mph in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Highs near 90.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet. Lows 73 to 78.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet. Highs
in the lower to mid 80s. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

...The Forecast for Virgin Basin...Overton Arm...Temple Basin...

Highest waves are expected through Saturday across southern Virgin
Basin and Overton Arm then northward to Stewarts Point and Heron
Islands on the Overton Arm.

.TODAY...Sunny. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Highs
near 90.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 to
2 feet. Lows in the mid 70s to lower 80s.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet.
Highs 89 to 94.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening then becoming mostly
cloudy. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet. Lows 74 to 79.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Waves less than a foot.
Highs 80 to 85. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

...The Forecast for Lake Mohave...

Highest waves are expected through Saturday across Cottonwood Basin
then northward to Cottonwood Cove, Six Mile Cove, and Pot Cove.

.TODAY...Sunny. South winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph
in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Highs 92 to 97.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 to
2 feet. Lows near 80.
.SATURDAY...Sunny. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 to 3 feet.
Highs 91 to 96.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to
1.5 feet. Lows in the lower 80s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with chance of showers and slight chance of
thunderstorms. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Waves less than a foot.
Highs 86 to 91. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.

...The Forecast for Lake Havasu North Basin...

.TODAY...Sunny. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Highs
96 to 101.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to
1.5 feet. Lows in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of showers in the
morning. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet. Highs 94 to
99.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. South winds up to 10 mph. Waves
less than a foot. Lows in the lower to mid 80s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Northwest winds up to 10 mph. Waves less
than a foot. Highs 91 to 96.

...The Forecast for Lake Havasu South Basin...

.TODAY...Sunny. South winds 10 to 20 mph. Waves 1 to 2 feet. Highs
97 to 102.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to
1.5 feet. Lows in the lower 80s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Waves 1 to
1.5 feet. Highs 95 to 100.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Southeast winds up to 10 mph. Waves
less than a foot. Lows in the lower to mid 80s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Northwest winds up to 5 mph increasing to
5 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Waves 1 to 1.5 feet. Highs 93 to 98.

Thunderstorms imply gusty, erratic winds and waves. Strong winds
can occur before any rain or lightning. Always remain up to date
on the weather forecast.

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