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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
111 AM PDT FRI MAR 27 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* ANOMALOUS, EARLY-SEASON HEAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
* A PATTERN SHIFT SHOULD BRING NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES, BREEZY
WINDS, AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES BY THE MIDDLE-TO-END OF NEXT
WEEK.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH THURSDAY
HEAT REMAINS THE PRIMARY FORECAST CONCERN AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES
TO DOMINATE THE SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES. DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE
RECORDS WERE BROKEN AT SIX OUT OF THE SEVEN CLIMATE SITES IN THE
FORECAST AREA YESTERDAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN 15 TO 20
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH SUNDAY AND NUMEROUS DAILY MAXIMUM AND
WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE RECORDS REMAIN IN JEOPARDY AREAWIDE. SEE
THE CLIMATE SECTION BELOW FOR MORE DETAILS. WEAK DISTURBANCES RIDE
ALONG THE RIDGING PATTERN THIS WEEKEND, BRINGING A MODEST INCREASE
IN SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. GUSTS PEAK BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH EACH
AFTERNOON.
A PATTERN SHIFT OCCURS NEXT WEEK AS A TROUGH MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC
COAST AND THE RIDGE SUBSIDES. MODELS ARE COMING INTO BETTER
AGREEMENT OF TEMPERATURES RETURNING TO SEASONAL NORMALS BY THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. HIGHS DECREASE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BETWEEN SUNDAY
AND WEDNESDAY, AND FOR LAS VEGAS, THIS MEANS TEMPERATURES RETURNING
TO THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE ACROSS THE
MOJAVE DESERT AS THE TROUGH MOVES INLAND, WITH A 50 PERCENT OR
GREATER PROBABILITY OF WINDS REACHING 40 MPH EACH DAY MONDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. LASTLY, THE TROUGH WILL ADVECT MOISTURE INTO THE REGION,
BUT THERE REMAINS WIDE DISCREPANCY BETWEEN MODELS IN MOISTURE
AMOUNTS. EVEN IF THE GREATER MOISTURE SCENARIO PLAYS OUT, MOST OF
THE MOISTURE SHOULD REMAIN TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA IN CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ARIZONA. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN HOW MUCH
PRECIPITATION WILL MATERIALIZE, IF ANY. CONTINUE TO MONITOR UPCOMING
FORECASTS FOR UPDATES.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
BREEZY
NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL PUSH INTO THE VALLEY, WITH 8 TO 12 KNOT
SUSTAINED WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS EXPECTED AT THE
TERMINAL. WIND GUSTS WILL DROP OFF OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS CONTINUING
TO FAVOR A MORE NORTHEASTERLY COMPONENT THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING
WHEN WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AND FALL TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST.
THESE LIGHTER EAST-NORTHEASTELRY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING WHEN WINDS WILL SWING AROUND TO THE
SOUTHWEST IN A TYPICAL DIURNAL FASHION. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD, WITH FEW TO BKN HIGH CLOUDS WITH BASES AOA
20KFT AGL.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...BREEZY NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS WILL PUSH THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA INTO THE COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY OVERNIGHT. BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS IN THE OWENS VALLEY, BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT.
OTHERWISE, WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT, WITH SPEEDS
GENERALLY 12 KNOTS OR LESS ON FRIDAY. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD, WITH FEW TO BKN HIGH CLOUDS WITH BASES AOA
20KFT AGL.
CLIMATE
NUMEROUS CLIMATE LOCATIONS HAVE A FORECAST HIGH
TEMPERATURE AND/OR FORECAST WARM LOW TEMPERATURE WITHIN 3 DEGREES OF
THE DAILY RECORD.
THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE DAILY RECORD MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AND THE
YEAR THE RECORD WAS LAST SET. AN ASTERISK (*) DENOTES WHICH RECORDS
ARE IN JEOPARDY (WITHIN 3 DEGREES OF THE FORECAST).
MAX FRI, MAR 27 SAT, MAR 28 SUN, MAR 29 MON, MAR 30
RECORD(YR) RECORD(YR) RECORD (YR) RECORD (YR)
LAS VEGAS 88(2022)* 91(2015)* 89(2015)* 90(2015)*
BISHOP 85(2015)* 85(2015)* 84(2015)* 85(2015)
NEEDLES 94(2015)* 97(2015)* 95(2015)* 98(2015)
DAGGETT 90(2015)* 92(2015)* 91(2015)* 92(2015)
KINGMAN 83(2022)* 85(2015)* 86(1934)* 87(2004)
DESERT ROCK 84(1986)* 85(2015)* 85(2015)* 86(2015)
DEATH VALLEY 100(1988)* 99(2015)* 102(2015)* 101(2015)
THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE DAILY RECORD WARM MINIMUM TEMPERATURE AND
THE YEAR THE RECORD WAS LAST SET. AN ASTERISK (*) DENOTES WHICH
RECORDS ARE IN JEOPARDY (WITHIN 3 DEGREES OF THE FORECAST).
WARM MIN FRI, MAR 27 SAT, MAR 28 SUN, MAR 29 MON, MAR 30
RECORD(YR) RECORD(YR) RECORD (YR) RECORD (YR)
LAS VEGAS 66(2025)* 62(2015)* 62(2015)* 63(2015)*
BISHOP 47(2001) 47(2001) 50(2001) 49(2011)
NEEDLES 65(2025)* 66(2025)* 66(1986)* 66(2013)*
DAGGETT 63(2013)* 58(2015)* 60(2001)* 62(2013)*
KINGMAN 57(2025)* 55(1929)* 51(1964)* 53(1974)
DESERT ROCK 58(2022)* 56(2024)* 58(1986)* 59(2010)*
DEATH VALLEY 78(2022) 71(2025)* 71(1943)* 77(1978)
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...MELTZER
AVIATION...STESSMAN
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