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FXUS65 KVEF 270451
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
951 PM PDT SUN APR 26 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TODAY AND
MONDAY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN.
* INCREASING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH EASTWARD OUT OF OUR AREA
THROUGH THE DAY TODAY, RESULTING IN LINGERING WRAP-AROUND SHOWER
ACTIVITY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. THE COLD CORE ALOFT WILL
RESULT IN SLIGHT (10-20 PERCENT) CHANCES OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS,
UNDER WHICH WOULD HAVE SLIGHTLY HEAVIER RAIN RATES. OTHERWISE,
EXPECT CLEARING SKIES SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL LINGER THROUGH MONDAY MORNING, THOUGH MINIMAL
IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WEST WINDS HAVE CONTINUED IN THE WESTERN
MOJAVE DESERT TODAY, SO THE WIND ADVISORY WAS EXTENDED THROUGH 5 PM.
THIS REMAINS IN GOOD SHAPE.
RIDGING SETS UP OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN CONUS THROUGH THE WEEK, WHICH
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB TO 6-8 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL
NORMALS BY THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE ON
THURSDAY AS TEMPERATURES COOL SLIGHTLY THANKS TO A CLOSED LOW
PUSHING INTO BAJA CALIFORNIA. THIS LOW WILL USHER IN PWATS 100-150
PERCENT OF NORMAL INTO THE MOJAVE DESERT. THAT SAID, MAY IS THE
SECOND DRIEST MONTH IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST, SO THESE PWATS ARE
GENERALLY 0.40 TO 0.60 INCHES. AS A RESULT, EXPECT SCATTERED LIGHT
SHOWER ACTIVITY, PARTLY-TO-MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, AND A SLIGHT DIP IN
TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE CLEAR SKIES AND
WARM TEMPERATURES RETURN TO ROUND OUT THE WORK WEEK.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
SOUTHWEST TO OCCASIONAL WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT WITH
SPEEDS GENERALLY AROUND 10 TO 13 KNOTS, ALTHOUGH A FEW GUSTS TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 10Z. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE ONCE AGAIN AFTER 18Z MONDAY, BUT THE PROBABILITY OF GUSTS
EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS IS AROUND 50 PERCENT. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH MONDAY WITH ONLY FEW CLOUDS WITH BASES AOA 20KFT AGL MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE
DESERT, WITH KDAG LIKELY SEEING GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. KBIH WILL SEE NORTH WINDS BELOW 10 KNOTS
OVERNIGHT, BUT WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 10 KNOTS ON MONDAY. A FEW
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE
NORTHERN OWENS VALLEY AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN MONDAY AFTERNOON, AND
VCSH HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE TAF FOR KBIH AFTER 20Z. ELSEWHERE, EXPECT
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 18 KNOTS OVERNIGHT BEFORE
DECREASING AFTER 12Z TO LESS THAN 10 KNOTS. BREEZY SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN MONDAY AFTERNOON. VFR CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL THROUGH MONDAY WITH ONLY FEW CLOUDS WITH BASES AOA 20KFT AGL
MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE
REGION.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...SOULAT
AVIATION...PLANZ
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