982 FXUS65 KVEF 091123 AFDVEF Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 323 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 12Z Forecast Package...Winds will follow typical diurnal directional patterns through the forecast period, remaining light with speeds around 6KT or less. VFR conditions prevail with a few high clouds around 25kft expected to move into the area this evening. For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...For the 12Z Forecast Package...Winds today will remain around 5-10KT, following typical diurnal directional patterns with some variability. The exception will be portions of the Colorado River Valley in the vicinity of IFP, where elevated northerly winds are expected through the period, with intermittent gusts to 20-25KT. VFR conditions prevail. && .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...Phillipson For more forecast information...see us on our webpage: https://weather.gov/lasvegas or follow us on Facebook and Twitter