754
FXUS65 KVEF 232233
AFDVEF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
333 PM PDT SAT MAY 23 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
* BREEZY WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO THE REGION
BEGINNING TUESDAY.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
SEASONABLY WARM CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY AS WEAK SURFACE HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS ACROSS THE REGION ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL
HEIGHTS. THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO TOP OUT 3 TO 6 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL EACH DAY THROUGH MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND WITH DAILY
AFTERNOON BREEZES. SOME MODEST MID-LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND MAY ALLOW FOR SOME VERY LIGHT SHOWER
ACTIVITY TO DEVELOP IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS, ACROSS MAINLY THE SIERRA
AND ESMERALDA COUNTY TODAY AND SUNDAY. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
ELSEWHERE AND ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT.
A CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS STILL ANTICIPATED NEXT WEEK AS A
FAIRLY DEEP TROUGH OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST DROPS SOUTHWARD INTO
THE GREAT BASIN ON TUESDAY. THIS LOW WILL THEN MEANDER ACROSS THE
CA/NV REGION WHILE SLOWLY WEAKENING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
WEEK. THIS PATTERN SHIFT WILL BRING WIDESPREAD GUSTY WINDS TO THE
REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY, ALONG WITH COOLING TEMPERATURES
MIDWEEK AND BEYOND. THIS LOW WILL ALSO BRING SOME ELEVATED
PRECIPITATION CHANCES TO THE SIERRA AND THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, THOUGH ANY PRECIPITATION TOTALS WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT. IMPROVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE IN
THE WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND AS HEIGHTS RISE AND DRY CONDITIONS
RESUME AREAWIDE.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID
FOR THE 00Z FORECAST
PACKAGE...BREEZY SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SUNSET. AFTERWARDS, WINDS SHOULD FALL BELOW 10 KNOTS AND
EVENTUALLY BECOME VARIABLE. LATE TOMORROW MORNING, WINDS WILL
START TO INCREASE OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST, THEN INCREASE TO OVER 10
KNOTS AND BECOME GUSTY OUT OF THE SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. VFR
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL, WITH ONLY A FEW MID- AND HIGH-LEVEL
CLOUDS TODAY AND TOMORROW IN THE AFTERNOON.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE...BREEZY SOUTHERLY TO
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH SUNSET.
WINDS BECOME GUSTY OUT OF THE WEST AT KDAG THIS EVENING, WEAKENING
LATER OVERNIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY
DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND EASTERN
SIERRA INCLUDING NEAR KBIH, THE STRONGEST OF WHICH MAY PRODUCE GUSTY
AND ERRATIC OUTFLOW WINDS. HOWEVER, PRECIPITATION TOTALS SHOULD BE
LIGHT. EXPECT SIMILAR WIND PATTERNS TOMORROW ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL
POTENTIAL FOR SHOWERS NEAR KBIH.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...OUTLER
AVIATION...MELTZER
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