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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV
1036 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 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE
WINDS
TONIGHT WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST, REMAINING UNDER 10KT BEFORE
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE BY DAYBREAK. VARIABLE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE WINDS SETTLE OUT OF THE
SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 10-12KT, WITH WINDS THEN VEERING TO THE
SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST BY MID TO LATE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20-25KT
EXPECTED THROUGH LATE EVENING. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL,
THOUGH SLANTWISE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS DUE TO WILDFIRE SMOKE ALONG
THE MORMON MESA CORRIDOR WILL PERSIST.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA, NORTHWEST ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST
CALIFORNIA...FOR THE 06Z FORECAST PACKAGE...WINDS TONIGHT WILL
GENERALLY FOLLOW TYPICAL DIRECTIONAL PATTERNS WITH SPEEDS AROUND
5-10KT THROUGH THE MORNING. BY LATE MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON,
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHEAST AND THEN TO THE SOUTH,
INCREASING TO 10-15KT WITH AT LEAST INTERMITTENT GUSTS TO AROUND
20-25KT THROUGH MID TO LATE EVENING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH. AN
EXCEPTION TO THIS WILL BE ACROSS THE WESTERN MOJAVE, INCLUDING
KDAG, WHERE WINDS GENERALLY REMAIN WESTERLY FOR THE DURATION WITH
SUSTAINED SPEEDS AROUND 15-18KT AND GUSTS TO 25-30KT TONIGHT AND
AGAIN LATE AFTERNOON ONWARD. VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL WITH NO
OPERATIONAL CLOUD COVER EXPECTED, THOUGH 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...PHILLIPSON
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