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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
312 AM PST SUN JAN 25 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* QUIET WEATHER RETURNS HEADING INTO THE NEXT WORK WEEK WITH
GRADUALLY INCREASING TEMPERATURES AND LIGHT WINDS.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE THE COOLEST OF THE FORECAST
PERIOD, AS THE REGION RECOVERS FROM SATURDAY'S COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.
RIDGING RETURNS TO THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES THIS WEEK, WHICH
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO GRADUALLY INCREASE EACH DAY, WITH
TEMPERATURES 6-8 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS HEADING INTO NEXT
WEEKEND. IN GENERAL, SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY, THOUGH SHORTWAVES
EMBEDDED IN THE UPPER-LEVEL FLOW WILL BRING OCCASIONAL CLOUDY SKIES
TO THE REGION THIS WEEK. THESE OCCASIONAL SHORTWAVES WILL ALSO
TIGHTEN SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS, WHICH WILL COUPLE WITH
TOPOGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENT TO INCREASE NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS ALONG THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, BUT NOT EXPECTING MORE THAN A NUISANCE BREEZE
AND 1-2 FT WAVES ON AREA LAKES.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
WILL GENERALLY BE NORTH TO NORTHEAST THROUGH THE MORNING, WITH
SPEEDS LESS THAN 8 KNOTS. THE GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT DID NOT
MATERIALIZE, BUT THERE IS STILL A 25 PERCENT CHANCE OF SEEING GUSTS
TO 12 KNOTS THROUGH 16Z. WINDS WILL FOLLOW A MORE TYPICAL PATTERN,
WITH NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 6 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND SOUTHWEST
WINDS LESS THAN 6 KNOTS AFTER SUNSET. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL BEGIN
TO SPREAD ACROSS THE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON, WITH SKIES BECOMING BKN
THIS EVENING AND CIGS 15KFT AGL OR HIGHER DEVELOPING.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 12Z FORECAST PACKAGE...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS
WILL PERSIST DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY TODAY, WITH GUSTS TO 25
KNOTS EXPECTED AROUND KIFP THROUGH MID-DAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, WITH SPEEDS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 10 KNOTS
BY SUNSET. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE REGION, WINDS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN
10 KNOTS THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD AS DIRECTIONS FAVOR TYPICAL DIURNAL
TRENDS. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE
THIS MORNING, INCREASING IN COVERAGE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
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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