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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
947 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 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WILL BE LIGHT, FOLLOWING TYPICAL
DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS WITH SOME VARIABILITY. MID-LEVEL AND
HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TONIGHT, WITH
SCT-BKN CEILINGS BETWEEN 15-20KFT NOT EXPECTED TO RESULT IN
OPERATIONAL IMPACTS. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...ACROSS MOST OF THE
REGION, WINDS WILL REMAIN UNDER 10KT, AND FOLLOW TYPICAL DAILY
DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS WITH SOME VARIABILITY. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE
ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY FROM AROUND KIFP TO KEED,
WHERE TERRAIN-ENHANCED NORTHERLY WINDS WILL REMAIN AROUND 10-15KT
THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING, WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
20-25KT AT TIMES AT KIFP. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL, WITH
INCREASING CLOUDS AND CEILINGS BECOMING SCT-BKN AROUND 12-15KFT
LATE THIS AFTERNOON ONWARD.
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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