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FXUS65 KVEF 232018
AFDVEF
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
118 PM PDT Mon Mar 23 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
* Anomalous, record breaking heat will continue through the forecast
period.
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.DISCUSSION...through Sunday.
Temperatures will continue to run 20 to 30 degrees above normal as
ridging persists across the Southwestern US. We will see
temperatures gradually increase each day through Wednesday, with
temperatures slowly tapering off during the second half of the week.
Even with this relative cool down, temperatures will remain 15 to 20
degrees above normal over the weekend. A shortwave moving around the
periphery of the high pressure circulation will move through the
region on Wednesday/Thursday, bringing breezy southwesterly winds
and increased cloud cover to the area. Otherwise, mild conditions
are expected.
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.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 18Z Forecast Package...Light
winds following typical, directional patterns are expected
through the TAF period. Light and variable winds will settle in
from the east during the early afternoon. Winds will swing around
to the southwest around sunset, with speeds increasing to 8 to 10
knots. Winds will become light and variable overnight, settling in
from the east tomorrow afternoon. FEW-SCT clouds at or above
20kft will continue to stream overhead through this evening before
clearing out overnight.
For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...For the 18Z Forecast Package...With the exception of
the far western Mojave Desert, winds will remain relatively light
and will follow typical directional patterns through the TAF
period. Breezy west winds are expected across the western Mojave
Desert with 10 to 15 knot sustained speeds and gusts to around 20
knots continuing through the afternoon. The northern Owens Valley
will see a period of westerly-to-northwesterly winds later this
afternoon before winds shift back to the northwest later this
evening. FEW-SCT clouds at or above 20kft will continue at times
through this evening.
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.CLIMATE...Numerous climate locations have a forecast high
temperature and/or forecast warm low temperature within 3 degrees of
the daily record.
The table below shows the daily record maximum temperature and the
year the record was last set. An asterisk (*) denotes which records
are in jeopardy (within 3 degrees of the forecast).
MAX MON, MAR 23 TUE, MAR 24 WED, MAR 25 THU, MAR 26
Record(Yr) Record(Yr) Record (Yr) Record (Yr)
Las Vegas 89(2004)* 89(1940)* 90(2022)* 93(2022)*
Bishop 82(2004)* 82(2022)* 83(2025)* 82(2025)*
Needles 94(1990)* 94(2025)* 97(2025)* 98(2025)*
Daggett 89(1971)* 91(1956)* 94(2022)* 92(2022)*
Kingman 85(1956)* 83(1956)* 87(2025)* 87(2025)*
Desert Rock 83(1990)* 84(2025)* 87(2025)* 87(2022)*
Death Valley 99(2004)* 99(2025)* 101(2025)* 104(2022)*
The table below shows the daily record warm minimum temperature and
the year the record was last set. An asterisk (*) denotes which
records are in jeopardy (within 3 degrees of the forecast).
WARM MIN MON, MAR 23 TUE, MAR 24 WED, MAR 25 THU, MAR 26
Record(Yr) Record(Yr) Record (Yr) Record (Yr)
Las Vegas 71(2004)* 66(1998)* 64(2015)* 65(1971)*
Bishop 45(2012)* 48(2012)* 45(2015)* 45(2022)*
Needles 71(2004) 72(1899) 66(1928)* 69(2025)
Daggett 62(2004)* 58(1944)* 57(2022)* 61(1984)*
Kingman 58(2004)* 56(2004)* 55(1908)* 54(1972)*
Desert Rock 55(2012)* 61(1993)* 55(1993)* 58(2022)*
Death Valley 72(1967)* 74(1930)* 75(1940)* 73(1971)*
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.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report
any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating
procedures.
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DISCUSSION/AVIATION...Stessman
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