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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.

&&

.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)*
&&

.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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