875
FXUS65 KVEF 191915
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1215 PM PDT THU MAR 19 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* HEAT HEADLINES REMAIN IN EFFECT AS AN UNPRECEDENTED MARCH
HEATWAVE CONTINUES INTO NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
ALL OF THE MONTHLY RECORDS THAT WERE BROKEN YESTERDAY WILL BE
OVERWRITTEN TODAY AND TOMORROW AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO CLIMB.
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE REGION WILL PEAK ON FRIDAY, WITH A RELATIVE
"COOL DOWN" OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE RIDGE WEAKENS. EVEN WITH THIS
RELATIVE DECREASE IN TEMPERATURES OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT
WEEK, WE WILL STILL BE AROUND 20 DEGREES HOTTER THAN NORMAL. GIVEN
THE PROLONGED NATURE OF THESE RECORD BREAKING TEMPERATURES, THE HEAT
ADVISORY FOR THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND EXTREME HEAT WARNING FOR
THE MOJAVE DESERT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SATURDAY AND SUNDAY,
RESPECTIVELY. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBOUND NEXT WEEK,
WITH HOTTER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES LOOKING TO STICK AROUND FOR AT
LEAST ANOTHER WEEK.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
LIGHT
WINDS UNDER 8KT ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. NORTHEAST WINDS
AROUND 5-7KT WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT THE SOUTHEAST AFTER 21Z. TYPICAL
SOUTHWEST WINDS RETURN TONIGHT AROUND SUNSET. CLEAR SKIES WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD. VERY WARM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMB OVER 90 DEGREES EACH
AFTERNOON. THERE IS A 20% CHANCE TEMPERATURES REACH OR EXCEED 100
DEGREES ON FRIDAY, THEN A 10% CHANCE ON SATURDAY.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...AT KIFP, BREEZY NORTH
WINDS UP TO 20KT WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON, BUT GRADUALLY
DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS AROUND 10KT OR LESS. ELSEWHERE,
EXPECT LIGHT WINDS UNDER 10KT TO FOLLOW TYPICAL DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS
TODAY AND TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD.
CLIMATE
NUMEROUS CLIMATE LOCATIONS HAVE A FORECAST HIGH
TEMPERATURE AND/OR FORECAST WARM LOW TEMPERATURE WITHIN 3 DEGREES OF
THE DAILY RECORD.
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 THU, MAR 19 FRI, MAR 20 SAT, MAR 21 SUN, MAR 22
RECORD(YR) RECORD(YR) RECORD (YR) RECORD (YR)
LAS VEGAS 90(2017)* 90(2004)* 92(2004)* 91(2004)*
BISHOP 82(2004)* 84(2004)* 84(2004)* 83(2004)*
NEEDLES 98(2017)* 97(2004)* 98(2004)* 97(2004)*
DAGGETT 89(2017)* 94(1997)* 92(2004)* 92(2004)*
KINGMAN 85(1907)* 89(2004)* 89(2004)* 87(2004)*
DESERT ROCK 85(1997)* 86(2004)* 87(2004)* 87(2004)*
DEATH VALLEY 99(2017)* 97(2004)* 101(2004)* 102(2004)*
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 THU, MAR 19 FRI, MAR 20 SAT, MAR 21 SUN, MAR 22
RECORD(YR) RECORD(YR) RECORD (YR) RECORD (YR)
LAS VEGAS 63(2017)* 68(2017)* 69(2017)* 62(2015)*
BISHOP 48(2013)* 46(2013)* 47(1978)* 46(1963)*
NEEDLES 68(1914) 69(2017) 70(2017) 68(2004)*
DAGGETT 61(2013)* 60(2017)* 59(1978)* 62(2015)*
KINGMAN 54(1953)* 54(1936)* 54(1978)* 55(2004)*
DESERT ROCK 53(2013)* 59(2017)* 58(2017)* 54(2018)*
DEATH VALLEY 75(1916)* 73(2017)* 73(2017)* 72(2022)*
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION/CLIMATE...STESSMAN
AVIATION...GORELOW
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