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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
243 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* ANOMALOUS EARLY-SEASON HEAT CONTINUES THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
PERSISTENT RIDGING OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL RESULT IN
CONTINUED FORECAST TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 20 AND 30 DEGREES ABOVE
SEASONAL NORMALS. TEMPERATURES WILL PEAK ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE
GRADUALLY DECREASING THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH
SHIFTS SLIGHTLY EASTWARD. THAT SAID, BY THE END OF OUR CURRENT
FORECAST PERIOD, WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT AFTERNOON HIGHS BETWEEN 15
AND 20 DEGREES ABOVE-NORMAL. A SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE ALONG THE UPPER-
LEVEL RIDGE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, WHICH WILL INCREASE SOUTH-
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS ACROSS THE AREA TO 15-25 MPH, BUT OTHERWISE,
EXPECTING MOSTLY QUIET WEATHER.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE
LIGHT
WINDS FOLLOWING TYPICAL DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE TAF PERIOD. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL BECOME EAST THEN
SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW 8KT UNTIL THE
SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP WHEN SPEEDS WILL BE AT 8-10KT THROUGH
SUNSET. FEW-SCT CLOUDS AT OR ABOVE 20KFT WILL CONTINUE TO STREAM
OVERHEAD AT TIMES.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE...GENERALLY EXPECTING
LIGHT WINDS THAT FOLLOW TYPICAL DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS THROUGH THE
PERIOD. ELEVATED WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT KDAG WITH SPEEDS AT 10-
15KT AND GUSTS UP TO 20KT MONDAY AFTERNOON. LOW CONFIDENCE FOR A
PUSH OF WEST WINDS AT KBIH AFTER 23Z WHICH COULD RESULT IN WINDS
OVER 10KT AND ISOLATED GUSTS. IF THESE WEST WINDS DO DEVELOP AT
KBIH, THEY WILL END BY 03Z. FEW-SCT CLOUDS AT OR ABOVE 20KFT WILL
CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING.
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 MON, MAR 23 TUE, MAR 24 WED, MAR 25 THU, MAR 26
RECORD(YR) RECORD(YR) RECORD (YR) RECORD (YR)
LAS VEGAS 89(2004)* 89(1940)* 90(2022)* 93(2022)*
BISHOP 82(2004)* 82(2022)* 83(2025)* 82(2025)*
NEEDLES 94(1990)* 94(2025)* 97(2025)* 98(2025)*
DAGGETT 89(1971)* 91(1956)* 94(2022)* 92(2022)*
KINGMAN 85(1956)* 83(1956)* 87(2025)* 87(2025)*
DESERT ROCK 83(1990)* 84(2025)* 87(2025)* 87(2022)*
DEATH VALLEY 99(2004)* 99(2025)* 101(2025)* 104(2022)*
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 MON, MAR 23 TUE, MAR 24 WED, MAR 25 THU, MAR 26
RECORD(YR) RECORD(YR) RECORD (YR) RECORD (YR)
LAS VEGAS 71(2004)* 66(1998)* 64(2015)* 65(1971)*
BISHOP 45(2012)* 48(2012)* 45(2015)* 45(2022)*
NEEDLES 71(2004) 72(1899) 66(1928)* 69(2025)
DAGGETT 62(2004)* 58(1944)* 57(2022)* 61(1984)*
KINGMAN 58(2004)* 56(2004)* 55(1908)* 54(1972)*
DESERT ROCK 55(2012)* 61(1993)* 55(1993)* 58(2022)*
DEATH VALLEY 72(1967)* 74(1930)* 75(1940)* 73(1971)*
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION/CLIMATE...SOULAT
AVIATION...NICKERSON
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