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FXUS65 KVEF 220959
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
159 AM PST THU JAN 22 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SLIGHT CHANCES OF LIGHT RAIN TO THE
REGION TODAY AND FRIDAY WITH GUSTY NORTH WINDS ON SATURDAY.
* QUIET WEATHER RETURNS HEADING INTO THE NEXT WORK WEEK.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A CLOSED LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA / NORTHWESTERN MEXICO FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN PACIFIC OVER
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. LATE-WEEKEND, THIS LOW WILL PHASE WITH A LONGWAVE
TROUGH PUSHING THROUGH THE EASTERN GREAT BASIN BEFORE BOTH JOG
EASTWARD OUT OF THE REGION. IMPACTS AS A RESULT OF THIS PATTERN
INCLUDE INCREASED HIGH CLOUDS WITH SLIGHT (5-15%) CHANCES OF LIGHT
RAIN TODAY AND FRIDAY IN ADDITION TO GUSTY NORTH WINDS ON SATURDAY.
WIND GUSTS WILL GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON, THOUGH HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AS
WELL AS ALONG N-S ORIENTED VALLEYS SUCH AS THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY. EXPECT INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS (1-3 FEET) ON AREA LAKES AS A
RESULT. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT LATE-WEEKEND INTO THE START OF
NEXT WEEK, WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS WITHIN 2 DEGREES OF SEASONAL NORMALS.
RIDGING RETURNS TO THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES NEXT WEEK, WHICH
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO GRADUALLY INCREASE EACH DAY UNDER MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES. EXPECT PERSISTENT BREEZINESS ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY AS A RESULT OF PERIODIC SHORTWAVE PASSAGES.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
WILL BE UNDER 8 KNOTS AND FOLLOW TYPICAL DIURNAL DIRECTIONAL
PATTERNS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL STREAM
ACROSS THE AREA, WITH CEILINGS GENERALLY REMAINING AT OR ABOVE
12KFT AGL. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THURSDAY.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA AND
SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE... WINDS
AT MOST LOCATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW TYPICAL DIURNAL
DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS, WITH SPEEDS REMAINING UNDER 10 KNOTS
THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL
CONTINUE TO STREAM ACROSS THE AREA, WITH CEILINGS GENERALLY
REMAINING BETWEEN 12 AND 20KFT AGL.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...SOULAT
AVIATION...PLANZ
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