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FXUS65 KVEF 252040
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
140 PM PDT WED MAR 25 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* ANOMALOUS, EARLY-SEASON HEAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY.
DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS CONTINUE TO FALL AS OUR BUBBLE OF
ANOMALOUSLY HIGH 500MB HEIGHTS REMAINS ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST. AS OF THIS WRITING, HARRY REID INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT, THE OFFICIAL CLIMATE SITE FOR LAS VEGAS, HAS NOW SET A
NEW DAILY RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE DAY.
THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF SEVEN SET AUGUST 15-21, 2020
AND TIED FROM JULY 6-12, 2024. RECORD DAILY HIGHS ARE STILL
POSSIBLE AT SEVERAL CLIMATE SITES THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE HIGH
PRESSURE WILL STILL DOMINATE THE WEATHER PATTERN THROUGH THE END
OF THE WEEK, A SMALL AND WEAK LOW PRESSURE CENTER, CURRENTLY OFF
THE BAJA CALIFORNIA COAST, WILL MOVE THROUGH THE UPPER LEVEL
SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE CWA TONIGHT. THIS
WILL BRING SOME CLOUD COVER TO THE AREA FOR TOMORROW, PUTTING AT
RISK LAS VEGAS SETTING A RECORD HIGH FOR THE NINTH STRAIGHT DAY.
THE CURRENT FORECAST OF 93 DEGREES IS ALSO THE RECORD HIGH FOR
THURSDAY. THE LOW TRANSITIONS TO AN OPEN SHORTWAVE AND BRINGS A
CHANCE FOR BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY. ONCE THE
WEAK SHORTWAVE MOVES OFF, TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN REACH RECORD
DAILY HIGHS FOR A FEW MORE DAYS.
AT LONG LAST, A DEEP PACIFIC TROUGH WILL MOVE IN EARLY NEXT WEEK,
ENDING THE HEAT WAVE AND BRINGING TEMPERATURES MUCH CLOSER TO
CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL. WHILE THE DETAILS REMAIN A BIT FUZZY AT
THIS TIME, THERE IS SOME CONFIDENCE IN GENERALLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES BY TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
LIGHT
WINDS FOLLOWING TYPICAL DIURNAL DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS WILL PERSIST
INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER 21Z WITH SUSTAINED
SPEEDS OF 10 TO 12 KNOTS EXPECTED, WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND
20 KNOTS POSSIBLE FROM MID-AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. LIGHTER
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD UNDER MAINLY CLEAR SKIES.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT
AND FOLLOW TYPICAL DIURNAL DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS INTO EARLY AFTERNOON
BEFORE BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA,
NORTHWEST ARIZONA, AND THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT IN SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA DURING THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 12 TO 20 KNOTS
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS, WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS
POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY NEAR KDAG. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN ALL AREAS
AFTER SUNSET. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD
UNDER MAINLY CLEAR SKIES.
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 WED, MAR 25 THU, MAR 26 FRI, MAR 27 SAT, MAR 28
RECORD(YR) RECORD(YR) RECORD (YR) RECORD (YR)
LAS VEGAS 90(2022)* 93(2022)* 88(2022)* 91(2015)*
BISHOP 83(2025)* 82(2025)* 85(2015)* 85(2015)*
NEEDLES 97(2025)* 98(2025)* 94(2015)* 97(2015)*
DAGGETT 94(2022)* 92(2022)* 90(2015)* 92(2015)*
KINGMAN 87(2025)* 87(2025)* 83(2022)* 85(2015)*
DESERT ROCK 87(2025)* 87(2022)* 84(1986)* 85(2015)*
DEATH VALLEY 101(2025)* 104(2022)* 100(1988)* 99(2015)*
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 26 FRI, MAR 27 SAT, MAR 28 SUN, MAR 29
RECORD(YR) RECORD(YR) RECORD (YR) RECORD (YR)
LAS VEGAS 65(1971)* 66(2025)* 62(2015)* 62(2015)*
BISHOP 45(2022)* 47(2001) 47(2001) 50(2001)
NEEDLES 69(2025) 65(2025)* 66(2025)* 66(1986)*
DAGGETT 61(1984)* 63(2013)* 58(2015)* 60(2001)*
KINGMAN 54(1972)* 57(2025)* 55(1929)* 51(1964)*
DESERT ROCK 58(2022)* 58(2022)* 56(2024)* 58(1986)*
DEATH VALLEY 73(1971)* 78(2022) 71(2025)* 71(1943)*
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...
AVIATION...GORELOW
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