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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
902 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 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
REMAIN LIGHT AND GENERALLY FOLLOW TYPICAL, DAILY PATTERNS. CHANCE OF
SEEING 10+ KNOTS IS ONLY ~10%. SCATTERED TO BROKEN CONDITIONS
PERSIST BETWEEN 12-15KFT, LOWERING TO AROUND 10KFT FRIDAY EVENING AS
SHOWERS TRY TO DEVELOP IN THE VICINITY.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...LIGHT BREEZES CONTINUE
ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT AND FRIDAY, WITH SPEEDS GENERALLY 10 KNOTS
OR LESS. VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED AS ANY CIGS ARE LIKELY (90%) TO
REMAIN AT OR ABOVE 8KFT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOP
ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN NV AND NORTHWESTERN AZ FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY NIGHT.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...GORELOW
AVIATION...WOODS
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