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FXUS65 KVEF 102203
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
303 PM PDT TUE MAR 10 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* A SIGNIFICANT WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND
BEYOND, WHICH WILL INCREASE TEMPERATURES TO NEAR-20 DEGREES
ABOVE-NORMAL.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH MONDAY.
RIDGING WILL BUILD OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE WEEK. WITH
HEIGHT RISES ALOFT, TEMPERATURES WILL WARM THROUGH THE END OF WEEK.
BY THURSDAY, HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RUN 15-20 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL IN MOST LOCATIONS. THE WARMING TREND THEN CONTINUES
OVER THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. THERE IS ABOUT A 50% CHANCE FOR LAS
VEGAS, NV TO HIT 90 DEGREES FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR THIS
WEEKEND, AND BY MONDAY THAT PROBABILITY JUMPS TO 70%+. ANYONE WITH
PLANS TO GO TO DEATH VALLEY THIS WEEKEND SHOULD BE AWARE THAT
TEMPERATURES WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES WARMER THAN LAST WEEKEND AND
THERE IS A 50% CHANCE FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES TO REACH 100 DEGREES ON
SUNDAY. THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AREA LAKES WILL ALSO BE MUCH
WARMER THIS WEEKEND WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES LIKELY OVER 90 DEGREES
EACH AFTERNOON. IF YOU ARE VISITING FROM A PLACE WHERE IT IS STILL
WINTER- PREPARE AS IF IT'S SUMMER WITH LOTS OF WATER, LIGHT WEIGHT
CLOTHES, AND SUNSCREEN. LUCKILY, WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
ABOVE NORMAL OVERNIGHT, THEY WILL COOL OFF SUFFICIENTLY TO GIVE
DECENT REPRIEVE FROM THE DAYTIME HEAT. THE WELL ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES CONTINUES THROUGH NEXT WEEK AS ANOMALOUSLY STRONG UPPER
LEVEL HEIGHTS SETTLE IN OVER THE REGION. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE A WEAK WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE MEAN
FLOW FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL RESULT IN INCREASING
CLOUDS. BY MONDAY, HIGH PRESSURE RAPIDLY BUILDS BACK IN AND SUNNY
SKIES RETURN TO THE FORECAST. OTHER THAN THURSDAY WHEN ENHANCED
NORTHERLY FLOW DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WILL RESULT IN 20-
30 MPH GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON, LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE
LIGHT
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BEFORE DAYBREAK. LIGHT WINDS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS
DEVELOP BY MID-DAY. SPEEDS WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 8 KNOTS INTO
WEDNESDAY EVENING. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF
PERIOD, WITH BANDS OF MID-LEVEL AND HIGH CLOUDS WITH BASES AT OR
ABOVE 15KFT EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING, FOLLOWED BY MAINLY CLEAR
SKIES ON WEDNESDAY. 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 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT
ACROSS MOST OF THE REGION INTO THIS EVENING, WITH DIRECTIONS
GENERALLY FROM SOUTHWEST TO WEST. ONE EXCEPTION WILL BE ACROSS THE
WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT, INCLUDING KDAG, WHERE GUSTS UP TO 25 KNOTS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID-EVENING. GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO
PERSIST IN THE OWENS VALLEY FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. WINDS OVERNIGHT
WILL GENERALLY BECOME LIGHT IN ALL AREAS. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT ON
WEDNESDAY, EXCEPT IN THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY, WHERE
NORTHERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED AFTER 17Z. 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...NICKERSON
AVIATION...PLANZ
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