821 FXUS65 KVEF 090847 AFDVEF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 1248 AM PST Tue Dec 9 2025 .KEY MESSAGES... * Warmer than normal temperatures will continue through the week, with periods of breezy northerly winds down the Colorado River Valley today and again on Wednesday. && .DISCUSSION...through next Monday. Breezy northerly winds are expected again this afternoon in the Colorado River Valley, with 25 to 35 mph wind gusts anticipated between Laughlin/Bullhead City and Needles, and 1 to 2 foot waves on Lake Mohave. These northerly winds will linger into Wednesday before decreasing for the second half of the week and the weekend. Otherwise, warmer than normal temperatures along with dry conditions will persist through the end of the week as a ridge of high pressure builds over the Western US. Temperatures will gradually increase each day through mid-to-late week, with multiple high maximum and high minimum temperature records in jeopardy Wednesday through Friday. See the CLIMATE section for more information regarding records. By this weekend, the ridge will flatten as a shortwave moving through the mean flow passes across southern California, Arizona, and northern Mexico. While no precipitation is anticipated with this feature, an increase in high cloud cover is expected, which will also help lower temperatures several degrees. && .AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 06Z Forecast Package...Winds will remain under 10 knots and should follow typical diurnal directional trends. VFR conditions will persist throughout the TAF period. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...For the 06Z Forecast Package...With the exception of the Colorado River Valley, winds across the region will remain under 10 knots and follow typical daily directional trends. Winds in the Colorado River Valley will favor a general northerly direction through the TAF period, with gusts up to around 25 knots picking up in the morning and afternoon near KIFP. VFR conditions will continue through the TAF period with no operationally significant cloud cover expected. && .CLIMATE...Numerous climate locations across the region have a forecast high temperature and/or forecast warm low temperature within 3 degrees of the daily record Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. 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). A double asterisk (**) denotes which sites have forecast values that will tie or break the existing record. MAX WED, DEC 10 THU, DEC 11 FRI, DEC 12 Record(Yr) Record(Yr) Record(Yr) Las Vegas 74(1950) 72(1939)* 74(1958) Bishop 72(1958)* 78(1958) 74(1953) Needles 80(1934)* 78(1958)** 80(1958)* Daggett 77(2015) 79(1958) 83(1958) Kingman 75(1950) 77(1950) 72(1950)** Desert Rock 68(2015)** 68(2010)** 72(1988)* Death Valley 80(1911)* 81(1914)* 79(1924)** 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). A double asterisk (**) denotes which sites have forecast values that will tie or break the existing record. WARM MIN WED, DEC 10 THU, DEC 11 FRI, DEC 12 Record(Yr) Record(Yr) Record(Yr) Las Vegas 52(1996) 50(2014)** 51(1995)** Bishop 35(1984) 36(2016) 44(1956) Needles 56(2017) 54(2014) 59(1995) Daggett 50(1981) 53(2016) 51(1995) Kingman 47(1937) 47(1981) 51(1934) Desert Rock 51(1996) 47(1996)* 53(1995) Death Valley 56(1970)** 58(1914)* 60(1914) && .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. && $$ DISCUSSION/CLIMATE...Planz AVIATION...Meltzer For more forecast information...see us on our webpage: https://weather.gov/lasvegas or follow us on Facebook and Twitter