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FXUS65 KVEF 302247
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
347 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 00Z FORECAST
PACKAGE...WINDS WILL VARY BETWEEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE TO NORTHEAST TO
EAST WINDS AROUND 10KT WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 15KT THROUGH THE EARLY
EVENING. BY SUNSET, WINDS WILL SETTLE INTO THE NORTHWEST AND DROP TO
8KT OR LESS. FRIDAY MORNING, WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHEAST WITH GUSTS
UP TO 20KT SHOULD DEVELOP AFTER SUNRISE. ELEVATED NORTHEAST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING BELOW 8KT AND
BECOMING THE TYPICAL SOUTHWEST FRIDAY EVENING. 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 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE...BREEZY NORTH WINDS ARE
WILL CONTINUE IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY INTO THE EARLY EVENING.
AFTER A LULL IN WINDS TONIGHT, GUSTY NORTH WINDS RETURN TO THE RIVER
VALLEY AFTER SUNRISE WITH 25-30KT GUSTS 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. LIGHT NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY FOR
MOST LOCATIONS 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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