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FXUS65 KVEF 252129
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
129 PM PST SUN JAN 25 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* QUIET WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK, WITH
GRADUALLY WARMING TEMPERATURES AND PERIODIC BREEZES ALONG THE
LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
IN THE WAKE OF YESTERDAY'S DEPARTING TROUGH, NORTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT PREVAILS TODAY, WITH LINGERING COLD ADVECTION KEEPING
TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL THIS AFTERNOON. THE COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SHORT-LIVED AS RIDGING REDEVELOPS OVER THE
REGION, YIELDING A WARMING TREND BEGINNING MONDAY THAT WILL CARRY
INTO NEXT WEEKEND. ENSEMBLES AND CLUSTER ANALYSES REMAIN IN GOOD
AGREEMENT REGARDING THE EVOLUTION OF THE UPPER PATTERN, WITH HIGH
AMPLITUDE RIDGING ONCE AGAIN DOMINATING THE PATTERN OVER THE
WESTERN CONUS, WHILE A DEEP TROUGH REMAINS IN PLACE TO THE EAST.
BY TUESDAY, TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO ONCE AGAIN CLIMB ABOVE
NORMAL, WARMING TO AROUND 5-8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL BY THE END OF
THE WEEK INTO NEXT WEEKEND. GIVEN THE RETURN OF THE RATHER
PERSISTENT RIDGE, DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH LIGHT
WINDS, THOUGH PASSING SHORTWAVES EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW ALOFT WILL
RESULT IN PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH THE WEEK. THESE
SHORTWAVES WILL ALSO PRODUCE INTERMITTENT GUSTY NORTH WINDS
THROUGH THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, RESULTING IN PERIODS OF
CHOPPY WAVES ON AREA LAKES WITH WAVES GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REMAIN
AROUND 1-2 FEET. LOOKING AHEAD, THIS PATTERN MAY PERSIST WELL
INTO THE FIRST WEEK OF FEBRUARY, SO STAY TUNED.
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/AVIATION...PHILLIPSON
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