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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
329 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 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND FOLLOW TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS
WITH SOME VARIABILITY. SCT-BKN CLOUDS WITH BASES AROUND 12-15KFT
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD, WITH VFR CONDITIONS
OTHERWISE PREVAILING.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WINDS WILL GENERALLY
FOLLOW TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS WITH SPEEDS REMAINING
UNDER 10KT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH SCT-BKN CLOUDS WITH
BASES AROUND 12-15KFT THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...SOULAT
AVIATION...PHILLIPSON
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