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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1037 AM PDT TUE MAR 10 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* GENERALLY QUIET WEATHER THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD, WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF A SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND, WHICH WILL INCREASE
TEMPERATURES TO NEAR-20 DEGREES ABOVE-NORMAL.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH MONDAY.
OTHER THAN PERIODS OF BREEZY WINDS BETWEEN 20-35 MPH, CONDITIONS
REMAIN RATHER CALM OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS AS RIDGING BUILDS.
TEMPERATURES ARE ALREADY RUNNING ABOVE NORMAL, AND THESE ANOMALIES
WILL ONLY BE EXACERBATED THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND INTO NEXT WEEK. BY
THE WEEKEND, EXPECTING HIGHS ~15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. NEXT WEEK, WE
COULD BE LOOKING AT 20-25 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AS HIGHS ACROSS THE
REGION SOAR INTO THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 100S. THESE VALUES YIELD
WIDESPREAD MINOR TO MODERATE HEATRISK AND WILL CHALLENGE BOTH
DAILY AND MONTHLY RECORDS. YES, THESE TEMPERATURES ARE COMMONPLACE
IN THIS REGION DURING THE LATE SPRING AND SUMMER. HOWEVER, THIS
KIND OF HEAT IS QUITE RARE (POTENTIALLY UNPRECEDENTED) FOR MID-
MARCH AND WILL HIT HARDER THAN USUAL GIVEN THE LIMITED
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCLIMATION THUS FAR.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON. A SUBSET OF
MODEL GUIDANCE STILL INDICATES WINDS WILL BECOME MAINLY
SOUTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER, A NOTABLE PORTION NOW KEEPS
WINDS MORE VARIABLE THROUGH THE DAY. REGARDLESS OF DIRECTION, WIND
SPEEDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT, GENERALLY REMAINING LESS THAN 10 KNOTS.
LIGHT WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD, WITH BANDS OF MID-LEVEL AND HIGH CLOUDS WITH
BASES AT OR ABOVE 15KFT EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING, FOLLOWED BY
MAINLY CLEAR SKIES BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ARE STILL EXPECTED BY THE WEEKEND, WITH A 40 TO 60
PERCENT CHANCE OF SEEING HIGHS ABOVE 90F SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT
ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION THROUGH THE AFTERNOON, WITH DIRECTIONS
GENERALLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST. ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE ACROSS
THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT, INCLUDING KDAG, WHERE GUSTS UP TO 25
KNOTS ARE LIKELY INTO THIS EVENING. SOME GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS CAN
ALSO BE EXPECTED IN THE OWENS VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS OVERNIGHT
WILL GENERALLY BECOME LIGHT IN ALL AREAS. VFR CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD, WITH ONLY FEW TO SCT HIGH CLOUDS AT
TIMES.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...WOODS
AVIATION...PLANZ
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