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FXUS65 KVEF 151101
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
301 AM PST MON DEC 15 2025
KEY MESSAGES
* MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEK.
* A DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A 15-30% CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION TO
PORTIONS OF INYO AND ESMERALDA COUNTIES LATE WEEK.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
A STAGNANT AND DRY PATTERN CONTINUES WITH BROAD RIDGING ACROSS
MUCH OF THE SOUTHWESTERN US THROUGH THE WEEK. THIS WILL KEEP DRY
AND MILD WEATHER LOCKED IN, WITH DAILY TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS
PERSISTING IN SOME OF THE LOWER VALLEYS. THE FLOW PATTERN ALOFT
WILL BEGIN TO DEAMPLIFY BY THE WEEKEND AS THE STORM TRACK SAGS
INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR INCREASING CHANCES
FOR LIGHT PRECIPITATION BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND INTO NEXT
WEEKEND, BUT LIMITED TO THE SIERRA AND ESMERALDA COUNTY REGIONS.
ELSEWHERE, DRY AND MILD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THOUGH A NOTABLE
INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS CAN BE EXPECTED.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
REMAIN LIGHT AND FOLLOW TYPICAL, DAILY PATTERNS. CHANCE OF SEEING
10+ KNOTS IS AROUND 10%. FEW TO SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS AT TIMES.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA AND
SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE...LIGHT WINDS
CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION TODAY, GENERALLY FOLLOWING
TYPICAL, DAILY PATTERNS. THE EXCEPTION IS THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY WHERE NORTHERLY GUSTS OF 15-30 KNOTS ARE LIKELY (70%). WINDS
WEAKEN AFTER SUNSET BUT REMAIN ELEVATED NEAR KIFP. VFR CONDITIONS
PERSIST WITH PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS.
CLIMATE
NUMEROUS CLIMATE LOCATIONS HAVE A FORECAST HIGH
TEMPERATURE AND/OR FORECAST WARM LOW TEMPERATURE WITHIN 3 DEGREES OF
THE DAILY RECORD FOR MONDAY, TUESDAY, AND WEDNESDAY.
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, DEC 15 TUE, DEC 16 WED, DEC 17
RECORD(YR) RECORD(YR) RECORD(YR)
LAS VEGAS 75(1980) 74(1980) 71(1942)*
BISHOP 73(2016) 72(1980)* 72(1998)*
NEEDLES 83(1977) 79(1980)* 77(1980)*
DAGGETT 80(1981) 76(1998) 76(1998)
KINGMAN 71(1952)* 71(1969)* 70(1980)*
DESERT ROCK 72(1980)* 73(1980)* 72(1998)*
DEATH VALLEY 81(1977) 84(1998) 88(1998)
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, DEC 15 TUE, DEC 16 WED, DEC 17
RECORD(YR) RECORD(YR) RECORD(YR)
LAS VEGAS 54(2010) 49(2002)* 47(2010)*
BISHOP 41(1974) 38(1957) 33(1978)*
NEEDLES 58(2010) 62(1980) 61(1998)
DAGGETT 53(1977) 49(1981)* 49(1983)*
KINGMAN 49(1934) 48(1957) 44(1980)*
DESERT ROCK 47(1998) 49(1998) 41(2014)*
DEATH VALLEY 61(1998) 66(1998) 60(1998)
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...OUTLER
AVIATION...WOODS
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