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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1227 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* A PATTERN SHIFT WILL BRING COOLING TEMPERATURES AND UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE REGION BEGINNING TUESDAY.
* UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND AS THE
WEATHER PATTERN LOOKS TO REMAIN ACTIVE ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN
US.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH VALENTINE'S DAY.
DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. BEGINNING
TUESDAY, CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION WILL BECOME MORE UNSETTLED AS
THE WEATHER PATTERN BECOMES MORE ACTIVE. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN
INCREASED PRECIPITATION CHANCES IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF SOUTHERN
NEVADA, THE ARIZONA STRIP, INYO COUNTY, AND THE WESTERN MOJAVE
DESERT. THE HIGHEST SNOW TOTALS ARE EXPECTED IN THE EASTERN
SIERRA, WHERE UP TO A FOOT OF NEW SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE
9,500 FEET; BELOW 9,500 FEET THE SNOW TOTALS WILL BE LESS
IMPRESSIVE WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW BEING MOST LIKELY SCENARIO
FOR ASPENDELL, CA (ELEVATION 8,400 FEET). FURTHER EAST IN THE
SPRING MOUNTAINS, SNOW AMOUNTS LOOK TO BE MUCH LOWER WITH A 75%
CHANCE THAT SNOW TOTALS REMAIN UNDER 1 INCH. IN ADDITION TO
INCREASED PRECIPITATION CHANCES, THIS SHORTWAVE WILL ALSO BRING
BREEZY SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS TO THE MOJAVE DESERT AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES TO THE ENTIRE REGION.
THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO SECOND HALF OF THE
WEEK AS AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH DIGS ALONG THE WEST COAST BEFORE
EVENTUALLY SWINGING THROUGH THE SOUTHWESTERN US LATE NEXT
WEEK/WEEKEND. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF INCREASED
PRECIPITATION CHANCES, BREEZY WINDS, AND COOLING TEMPERATURES TO
THE REGION.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 8 KNOTS AND FOLLOW TYPICAL DIURNAL WIND
PATTERNS THROUGH SUNDAY. MAINLY CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON, FOLLOWED BY INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS WITH BASES AOA 20KFT
AGL SUNDAY EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...LIGHT AND DIURNAL WINDS
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE AREA THROUGH SUNDAY. THE
EXCEPTION CONTINUES TO BE IN THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY (MAINLY
THE KIFP AREA) WHERE GUSTS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS ARE LIKELY (60%) FROM
LATE MORNING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. SKIES WILL REMAIN MAINLY CLEAR,
EXCEPT FOR A FEW HIGH CLOUDS MOVING INTO WESTERN AREAS AFTER 00Z.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...STESSMAN
AVIATION...PLANZ
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