808
FXUS65 KVEF 301955
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1255 PM PDT THU APR 30 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* THE WARMING TREND AND PERIODS OF BREEZY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
* COOLER CONDITIONS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK WITH
INCREASED CHANCES FOR SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS THE SIERRA AND GREAT
BASIN.
DISCUSSION
THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
REGIONAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES OVER THE
FORECAST AREA. MORE SUBSTANTIAL CLOUD COVER ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING EAST ALONG THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER CAN BE SEEN
OVER SOUTHERN ARIZONA. THE LOW HAS LITTLE EFFECT ON THE AREA TODAY
ASIDE FROM SOME BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA AND
NORTHWESTERN ARIZONA,ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY.
ADDITIONAL NORTHERLY BREEZES SHOULD PICK UP TOMORROW AS ANOTHER WEAK
DISTURBANCE SWINGS SOUTH THROUGH UTAH. TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISE
WITH HIGHS 5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR EARLY MAY ON SATURDAY.
FOR LAS VEGAS, THIS MEANS HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO LOW 90S.
A DEEP CLOSED LOW DEVELOPS OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST ON SUNDAY AND
PROCEEDS EASTWARD DURING THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK. THE FIRST
NOTICABLE IMPACT WILL BE GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS LATE SATURDAY INTO
SUNDAY, THE STRONGEST OF WHICH SHOULD BE ALONG AND SOUTHWEST OF
HIGHWAY 95, PARTICULARLY IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY. SOME AREAS
HAVE A 70 TO 90 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF GUSTS OVER 40 MPH ON SUNDAY.
GUSTY WINDS MAY CONTINUE ON MONDAY IN WESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AS WELL. ALONG WITH WIND, THERE IS A 20 TO 40 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF
PRECIPITATION IN THE EASTERN SIERRA AND SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN FROM
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. LASTLY, TEMPERATURES SHOULD FALL 10 TO 15
DEGREES BETWEEN SATURDAY AND TUESDAY, LEAVING HIGHS IN LAS VEGAS IN
THE UPPER 70S.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID
FOR THE 18Z FORECAST
PACKAGE...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AT 8-10KT ARE EXPECTED THIS
AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO AROUND 15KT CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES BUT MAY NOT
BE CONSTANT. MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN WINDS TONIGHT- THEY WILL EITHER
BE NORTHWEST TO WEST UNDER 8KT OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AROUND 10KT. THERE
ARE HIGHER CHANCES FOR LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS AS THE CHANCE FOR WIND
SPEEDS AT OR ABOVE 10KT IS ONLY 10% TONIGHT. BY FRIDAY MORNING,
WINDS WILL BECOME NORTH-NORTHEAST IF THEY ARE NOT ALREADY AND GUSTS
UP TO 20KT SHOULD DEVELOP AFTER SUNRISE. ELEVATED NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. VFR CONDITIONS WITH FEW-SCT
CLOUDS AROUND 12KFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...BREEZY NORTH WINDS ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THEN AGAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE COLORADO
RIVER VALLEY. GUSTS 20-25KT ARE EXPECTED TODAY, THEN 25-30KT GUSTS
WILL ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE,
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE 10KT OR LESS. WIND DIRECTION WILL FAVOR THE
NORTH TO NORTHEAST THROUGH TONIGHT OTHER THAN AROUND KDAG WHERE
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BECOME WEST THIS EVENING. WINDS TONIGHT AT KDAG
WILL OCCASIONALLY GUSTS TO 20KT UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. VFR
CONDITIONS WITH OCCASIONAL MID TO HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE PERIOD.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...MELTZER
AVIATION...NICKERSON
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