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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1044 AM PDT TUE JUN 30 2026
KEY MESSAGES
* BREEZY-TO-GUSTY AFTERNOONS CONTINUE THROUGH THE WORK WEEK AS
TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY CLIMB BACK TOWARD SEASONAL NORMALS.
DISCUSSION
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE EASTERN SIERRA CREST AND
NORTHERN OWENS VALLEY PRODUCED WIND GUSTS GENERALLY BETWEEN 25 AND
35 MPH LAST NIGHT AS THE CENTER OF A SHORTWAVE PUSHED THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN. THE CENTER OF THE SHORTWAVE WILL CONTINUE TO
PUSH EASTWARD THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
INTO THIS MORNING, RESULTING IN SLIGHT (0 TO 10 PERCENT) CHANCES OF
HIGH-BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS INYO, SOUTHERN NYE, AND
LINCOLN COUNTIES. OTHERWISE, THE WESTERN CONUS WILL REMAIN SITUATED
BENEATH AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH THROUGH THE WORK WEEK. THIS PATTERN IS
CONDUCIVE FOR SHORTWAVE TROUGHS TO MOVE THROUGH THE FLOW ALOFT,
BRINGING WITH THEM BREEZY AFTERNOONS. IN ADDITION TO BREEZY
CONDITIONS, THE REGION WILL REMAIN QUITE DRY, SO THOSE RECREATING
OUTDOORS WITH SPARKS OR FLAMES (CHARCOAL GRILLS, SAFE-AND-SANE
FIREWORKS, TARGET PRACTICE) ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AND
ENSURE THERE IS A BUCKET OF WATER NEARBY TO PREVENT ANY FIRE STARTS.
TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY CLIMB THROUGH THE WEEK, REACHING NEAR-
NORMAL READINGS BY INDEPENDENCE DAY. LATE-WEEK, RIDGING BUILDS BACK
OVER NORTHERN MEXICO AND THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES, ALLOWING
TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB ABOVE-NORMAL FOR THE LATTER HALF OF THE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE
EASTERLY
WINDS DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING, TAKING A MORE SOUTHEASTERLY
DIRECTION IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SPEEDS SHOULD GENERALLY
STAY UNDER 10 KNOTS, BUT A FEW SHORT PERIODS OVER 10 KNOTS CANNOT BE
RULED OUT BETWEEN 02Z AND 06Z. WINDS BECOME VARIABLE IN THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS. SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AT OR ABOVE 10 KNOTS
RETURN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. SLANTWISE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS REMAIN
ALONG THE MORMON MESA CORRIDOR DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 18Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WIND SHOULD FOLLOW
TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY WITH
SPEEDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PRODUCE GUSTS BETWEEN
15 AND 20 KNOTS IN THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY NEAR KEED AND KIFP.
WESTERLY WINDS INTENSIFY AT KDAG AFTER SUNSET, WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 25
AND 30 KNOTS. ELSEWHERE, WINDS DECREASE AFTER SUNSET. SLANTWISE
VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE CAN BE EXPECTED AT
TIMES.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT
ANY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER OR IMPACTS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING
PROCEDURES.
DISCUSSION...SOULAT
AVIATION...MELTZER
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