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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1238 AM PDT MON MAR 30 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* A PATTERN SHIFT THIS WEEK BRINGS COOLER TEMPERATURES, GUSTY WINDS,
AND MID-WEEK PRECIPITATION CHANCES.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
TODAY MARKS THE END OF OUR HISTORIC MARCH HEATWAVE. TEMPERATURES
WILL STILL BE WELL ABOVE NORMAL, BUT WE SHOULD STAY BELOW RECORD
VALUES ACROSS THE AREA. AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES, TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST TO DROP FAIRLY STEADILY (MAY SEE A SLIGHT UPTICK ON
THURSDAY). THE COOLEST DAY LOOKS TO BE FRIDAY, WITH TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED TO BE NEAR, OR EVEN SLIGHTLY BELOW, NORMAL. THE PATTERN
CHANGE WON'T JUST BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES, BUT ALSO GUSTY WINDS
AND PRECIPITATION CHANCES. STRONGEST GUSTS EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY AS MULTIPLE TROUGHS MOVE THROUGH, BUT GUSTY CONDITIONS
LINGER FRIDAY IN THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. BEST CHANCES FOR
IMPACTFUL WINDS (40+ MPH) ARE ALONG THE I-15 AND I-40 CORRIDORS
WHERE ODDS ARE 50-80%. WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR DOWNSLOPING OFF THE
SIERRA AND SPRING MOUNTAINS, BUT THIS POTENTIAL IS MORE UNCERTAIN.
PRECIPITATION CHANCES ARRIVE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, WITH BEST
CHANCES (40-80%) IN THE SIERRA, SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN, AND THE
NORTHEASTERN MOJAVE DESERT. ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN MOJAVE
DESERT, CHANCES ARE 10-40%. AMOUNTS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL BE
LIGHT, BUT THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN MAY SEE SOME
MEANINGFUL PRECIPITATION (0.25-0.50"). WITH SNOW LEVELS GENERALLY
8500+ FEET, POTENTIAL FOR WINTER IMPACTS IS QUITE LIMITED. AS WE
ROLL INTO THE WEEKEND, DRY AND WARMING CONDITIONS RETURN.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID
FOR THE 06Z FORECAST
PACKAGE...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BECAME SOUTH AFTER 09Z, BUT PERSIST
THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT AT 8-10KT. GUSTY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
RETURN MONDAY WITH GUSTS 20-25KT EXPECTED. MODERATE CONFIDENCE THAT
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO AROUND 20KT MONDAY EVENING
AND OVERNIGHT, THOUGH GUSTS MAY END AROUND SUNSET LIKE THEY USUALLY
DO. PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS EXPECTED AT OR ABOVE 15KFT WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ANOTHER ROUND OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP MONDAY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH WIDESPREAD GUSTS 15-25KT
ARE EXPECTED. MODERATE CONFIDENCE FOR A WEST PUSH AT KBIH MONDAY
BETWEEN 21Z-02Z BEFORE NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS RETURN FOR MONDAY
NIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE WITH PERIODS OF SCT-BKN HIGH
CLOUDS AT OR ABOVE 15KFT.
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 MON, MAR 30 TUE, MAR 31
RECORD(YR) RECORD (YR)
LAS VEGAS 90(2015)* 91(1966)
BISHOP 85(2015) 87(1966)
NEEDLES 98(2015)* 97(2018)
DAGGETT 92(2015)* 91(2011)
KINGMAN 87(2004) 88(1934)
DESERT ROCK 86(2015) 84(2015)
DEATH VALLEY 101(2015) 103(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 MON, MAR 30 TUE, MAR 31
RECORD (YR) RECORD (YR)
LAS VEGAS 63(2015)* 65(2015)*
BISHOP 49(2011) 50(2013)
NEEDLES 66(2013)* 69(1893)*
DAGGETT 62(2013)* 63(1969)*
KINGMAN 53(1974)* 53(2025)*
DESERT ROCK 59(2010) 54(1986)*
DEATH VALLEY 77(1978) 72(2011)*
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...WOODS
AVIATION...NICKERSON
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