360
FXUS65 KVEF 021729
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1029 AM PDT THU APR 2 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY,
PARTICULARLY FROM SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY EAST TO THE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY, INCLUDING INLAND LAKES.
* HIGH PRESSURE WILL GRADUALLY BUILD BACK INTO THE WESTERN U.S.
OVER THE WEEKEND INTO THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. THIS WILL
BRING A RETURN OF UNSEASONABLE WARMTH, PERSISTENT DRY
CONDITIONS, AND LIGHTER WINDS.
DISCUSSION
THE LAST IN A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES WILL SWING THROUGH THE REGION
TODAY BRINGING A CONTINUATION OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. STRONGEST WINDS TODAY WILL ONCE AGAIN
REMAIN OVER WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE MOJAVE DESERT NEAR
BARSTOW/DAGGETT WHERE WESTERLY GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. CLARK AND MOHAVE COUNTIES WILL SEE
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. AS THE
SHORTWAVE PUSHES EAST, A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. MOST
AREAS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SEE WINDS SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST WITH
GUSTS 30 TO 40 MPH; HOWEVER, A FEW LOCATIONS COULD BRIEFLY SEE WINDS
EXCEEDING 40 MPH, ESPECIALLY ACROSS PORTION OF THE OWENS VALLEY,
DEATH VALLEY, AND POTENTIALLY THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE LAS
VEGAS VALLEY. THE STRONGEST AND MOST IMPACTFUL WINDS WILL OCCUR DOWN
THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY WHERE THE PROBABILITY OF WIND GUSTS
EXCEEDING 50 MPH IS BETWEEN 80-100%. THE PROBABILITIES OF WINDS
EXCEEDING 60 MPH IS AROUND 50%, ALTHOUGH IF THIS DOES OCCUR, IT WILL
BE MAINLY ISOLATED TO AREAS AROUND LAUGHLIN AND BULLHEAD CITY. THESE
GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING FRIDAY
EVENING, ALTHOUGH BREEZY WINDS DOWN THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY
WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. ALONG WITH THESE WINDS, EXPECT
HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON LAKES MEAD, MOHAVE AND HAVASU WHERE
WAVE HEIGHTS OF 3-5 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY, EXPECT
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN AREA ROADS. A WIND
ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
THROUGH THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INCLUDING THE LAKE MEAD NATIONAL RECREATION
AREA FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT FRIDAY BEHIND THE FRONT WHICH WILL PUT
US AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE FIRST
WEEK OF MARCH. IF YOU LIKE THE COOLER WEATHER, UNFORTUNATELY IT WILL
BE SHORT-LIVED AS A RIDGE REDEVELOPS THIS WEEKEND WITH TEMPERATURES
STEADILY CLIMBING INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOUT
10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. BEYOND MIDWEEK, MUCH UNCERTAINTY EXISTS
WITH ENSEMBLES SUGGESTING THE PATTERN MAY REMAIN PROGRESSIVE WITH
OPPORTUNITIES FOR WEAK UPPER WAVES/TROUGHS EMERGING FROM THE
PACIFIC. HOWEVER, CONFIDENCE ON THEIR EVENTUAL PROGRESSION AND
MEANINGFUL LOCAL IMPACTS REMAINS LOW.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
BREEZY
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING
AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTINESS TO AROUND 20 KNOTS MAY RETURN
AFTER 20Z. THERE CONTINUES TO BE MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN A DECREASE
IN WINDS THAT WILL LAST FOR A FEW HOURS BEGINNING AROUND SUNSET. BY
LATE EVENING, A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE VALLEY, SHIFTING
WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASING GUSTS TO AROUND 25 TO 35 KNOTS
FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT. WINDS ON FRIDAY WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH, WITH
A TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING. VFR
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH OCCASIONAL CLOUDS WITH
BASES AOA 20KFT AGL EXPECTED THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING, THEN MAINLY
SKC.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...GUSTY SOUTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS OF
20 TO 30 KNOTS COMMON IN MOST AREAS. THE EXCEPTION WILL CONTINUE TO
BE ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT/KDAG, WHERE GUSTS OF 30 TO 40
KNOTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS IN THE NORTHERN OWENS
VALLEY HAVE BEEN A BIT ERRATIC THIS MORNING, BUT NORTH TO NORTHWEST
WINDS WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT, A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION, BRINGING A NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY WIND SHIFT.
MOST AREAS WILL SEE GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING, WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY IN THE LOWER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY/KIFP/KEED, WHERE TERRAIN ENHANCEMENT WILL
ALLOW FOR A FEW GUSTS TO APPROACH 50 KNOTS TOMORROW MORNING. VFR
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRIDAY, WITH OCCASIONAL CLOUDS WITH
BASES AOA 20KFT AGL EXPECTED.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...GORELOW
AVIATION...PLANZ
FOR MORE FORECAST INFORMATION...SEE US ON OUR WEBPAGE:
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS OR FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page