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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
347 PM PST THU JAN 22 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING SLIGHT CHANCES OF LIGHT RAIN AND HIGH
ELEVATION SNOW TO THE REGION TODAY AND FRIDAY WITH GUSTY NORTH
WINDS ON SATURDAY.
* QUIET WEATHER RETURNS HEADING INTO THE NEXT WORK WEEK.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A CLOSED LOW CURRENTLY OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH AND EVENTUALLY SHIFT EAST OVER NORTHERN
MEXICO THIS WEEKEND. THIS LOW WILL GRADUALLY PHASE WITH A LONGWAVE
TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL US BEFORE PUSHING EAST OUT OF THE AREA. THIS
LOW WILL HAVE LIMITED MOISTURE ASSOCIATED, BUT A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHWEST ARIZONA FRIDAY
EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ANY RAIN AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE A
FEW HUNDREDTHS OR LESS AND MAINLY CONFINED TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE SPRING MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7500 FEET,
BUT AMOUNTS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. THE MOST IMPACTFUL WEATHER ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE NORTHERLY WINDS WHICH WILL RANGE BETWEEN 20
TO 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 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
WILL REMAIN LIGHT AND FOLLOW TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS
WITH SOME VARIABILITY THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING. LIGHT
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS DEVELOP TOMORROW AFTERNOON. SCT-BKN CLOUDS
WITH BASES AROUND 12-15KFT STREAM THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND
TOMORROW, WITH FEW CLOUDS AS LOW AS 7KFT TOMORROW EVENING.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WINDS WILL GENERALLY
FOLLOW TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS WITH SPEEDS OF LESS THAN
10 KNOTS. SCT-BKN CLOUDS WITH BASES AROUND 12-15KFT CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT, FOLLOWED BY BASES AS LOW AS 8KFT STARTING TOMORROW
MORNING. LIGHT SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW, PARTICULARLY OVER
HIGH TERRAIN, BUT SHOULD STAY OUT OF THE VICINITY OF ANY TERMINAL.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...GORELOW
AVIATION...MELTZER
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