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FXUS65 KVEF 252356
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
356 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 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
WILL BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY FOLLOW TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL
PATTERNS WITH SOME VARIABILITY. SCT TO BKN CLOUDS BETWEEN 15 AND
20KFT WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT, DECREASING IN COVERAGE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE...BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS
IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT.
OTHERWISE, WINDS WILL BE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS AND GENERALLY FOLLOW
TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS INCREASE
TONIGHT, WITH THE LOWEST BASES BETWEEN 12 AND 15KFT. CLOUD COVERAGE
WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...PHILLIPSON
AVIATION...MELTZER
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