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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
343 PM 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
THROUGH MONDAY.
A LINGERING TROUGH KEEPS SOUTHWEST WINDS ELEVATED OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS, STRONGEST ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH GUSTS
GENERALLY 20-30 MPH. CHANCES FOR 40+ MPH GUSTS ARE 25% OR LESS
ACROSS THE AREA, SO NOT REALLY ANTICIPATING ANYTHING IMPACTFUL. MAIN
CONCERNS WILL BE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND INCREASED WAVE
ACTIVITY ON THE LAKES. THE SEASONABLY PLEASANT TEMPERATURES IN PLACE
NOW ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY FADE AWAY AS VALUES DRIFT TOWARDS AND
BEYOND CLIMATOLOGY OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS. MODERATE HEATRISK RETURNS
TO THE MOJAVE DESERT BY THE WEEKEND. CAN'T COMPLETELY RULE OUT
ISOLATED SHOWERS/SPRINKLES IN OUR FAR NORTHERN AREAS TODAY AND
TOMORROW AS THE TROUGH SITS OVERHEAD, BUT RAIN CHANCES REMAIN BELOW
10% ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA INTO NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION...FOR HARRY REID...FOR THE 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAVE REMAINED LARGELY VARIABLE FROM NE TO
SE , BUT EXPECT A SLOW SHIFT TO A STEADIER SE WIND DIRECTION THIS
EVENING. DESPITE VARIABLE DIRECTIONS, ISOLATED GUSTS TO 15 KTS ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH AT LEAST SUNSET. HI-RES GUIDANCE INDICATES A SHIFT
TO SOUTHERLY WINDS WITHIN THE 04-06Z TIMEFRAME WITH SPEEDS
DECREASING TO JUST UNDER 10 KTS. FOLLOWING A TYPICAL DIURNAL TREND,
EXPECT WINDS TO BECOME VARIABLE IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.
SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AT OR ABOVE 10 KNOTS RETURN
TOMORROW AFTERNOON LIKELY AROUND OR AFTER 20Z.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 00Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WIND SHOULD FOLLOW
TYPICAL DAILY DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS THROUGH THE REST OF THE EVENING
AND TONIGHT WITH SPEEDS AROUND 10 KNOTS AND SPORADIC HIGHER GUSTS.
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. EXPECT WINDS TO FOLLOW A TYPICAL
SUMMERTIME DIURNAL TREND TOMORROW, BECOMING SOUTHERLY AND INCREASING
DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 KTS AT TIMES. 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...WOODS
AVIATION...CM
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