539
FXUS65 KVEF 261728
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
928 AM PST MON JAN 26 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* QUIET WEATHER RETURNS HEADING INTO THE NEXT WORK WEEK WITH
GRADUALLY WARMING TEMPERATURES.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
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 RESULT IN PERIODS OF HIGH
CLOUDS THROUGH THE WEEK. THESE OCCASIONAL SHORTWAVES WILL ALSO
PERIODICALLY INCREASE NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY, RESULTING IN 1-2 FT WAVES ON AREA LAKES.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WILL BE LIGHT AND GENERALLY FOLLOW
TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS. BANDS OF MID-LEVEL AND HIGH
CLOUDS WILL STREAM OVER THE REGION, BUT WITH BASES AT OR ABOVE
15KFT, OPERATIONAL IMPACTS ARE NOT EXPECTED. 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, FOLLOWING TYPICAL DAILY
DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS WITH SOME VARIABILITY. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE
ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN THE VICINITY OF KIFP,
WHERE ELEVATED TERRAIN-ENHANCED NORTHERLY WINDS WITH INTERMITTENT
GUSTS TO 20-25KT ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
LATE IN THE PERIOD. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL, WITH BANDS OF
PASSING MID-LEVEL AND HIGH CLOUDS WITH BASES AT OR ABOVE 12-15KFT.
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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