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FXUS65 KVEF 271859
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1100 AM PDT MON APR 27 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* LIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN WITH BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS ELSEWHERE.
* WARMING TREND EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEK WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
LIGHT SHOWERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH MONDAY.
THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN EXPERIENCED LIGHT-TO-MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS
YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, WITH RAIN GAUGES MEASURING 0.25 TO 0.50 ACROSS
ESMERALDA, SOUTHERN NYE, AND LINCOLN COUNTIES. A FEW EMBEDDED
THUNDERSTORMS ALLOWED FOR OCCASIONALLY HIGHER RAINFALL AMOUNTS. A
SIMILAR STORY CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THIS
AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER BURST OF ENERGY PUSHES THROUGH THE FORECAST
AREA ALONG THE UPPER-LEVEL FLOW. OTHERWISE, EXPECT BREEZY SOUTHWEST
WINDS ACROSS THE REGION WITH GUST SPEEDS GENERALLY BETWEEN 20 AND 30
MPH.
RIDGING SETS UP OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN CONUS HERE FORWARD, WHICH WILL
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB TO 6-8 DEGREES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS BY
THE END OF THE WORK WEEK. WE HAVE BEEN MONITORING THE POTENTIAL FOR
UNSETTLED WEATHER RETURNING TO THE REGION THANKS TO A CLOSED LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING INTO BAJA CALIFORNIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY. ENSEMBLE MEANS SHOW THIS INCOMING WEATHER SYSTEM TRENDING
WEAKER AND FURTHER SOUTH, WITH NOW NEGLIGIBLE CHANCES OF
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE BULK OF OUR FORECAST AREA. SLIGHT (10-20
PERCENT) POPS PERSIST FOR FAR SOUTHERN MOJAVE COUNTY, BUT WITH PWATS
GENERALLY LESS THAN 0.40", MUCH IN THE WAY OF MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION IS UNLIKELY. HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND, TEMPERATURES
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. THE NEXT
POTENTIAL WEATHER SYSTEM TO IMPACT OUR FORECAST AREA WILL DROP DOWN
THE CALIFORNIA COAST LATE-WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
BREEZY
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS AND GUSTS TO 20
KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE EASING AFTER
SUNSET. LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY. VFR CONDITIONS WILL
PREVAIL WITH FEW CLOUDS AROUND 10KFT OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND
FEW CLOUDS AOA 20KFT.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...GUSTY WEST WINDS WILL
PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE DESERT, WITH KDAG LIKELY SEEING
GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE, EXPECT
BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
EVENING WITH GUSTS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN OWENS VALLEY AND
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN THIS AFTERNOON.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...SOULAT
AVIATION...GORELOW
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