FXUS65 KVEF 041937

AFDVEF



Area Forecast Discussion

National Weather Service Las Vegas NV

1237 PM PDT Mon May 4 2026



.KEY MESSAGES...



* Gusty southwest winds, cooler conditions, and precipitation 

  chances continue through Tuesday.



* Temperatures climb to over 10 degrees above-normal late-week.



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.DISCUSSION...Today through Monday.



Gusty south to southwest winds will continue today, particularly 

across the western Mojave Desert. Temperatures will be 5 to 10 

degrees below normal through Tuesday but those cooler temperatures 

won't be around for long. Expect scattered shower and isolated 

thunderstorm activity this afternoon across northern Inyo and 

Esmeralda counties. An impulse will act to enhance convection this 

evening in northern Inyo county keeping showers and thunderstorms 

through midnight. Another round of showers and thunderstorms are 

expected on Tuesday but will expand to include Nye and Lincoln 

counties by late afternoon and evening. With DCAPE values of 600-

800+ J/kg, wind gusts in excess of 40 mph are possible with any 

thunderstorms. 



Once the current weather system moves to the east on Wednesday, 

temperatures will increase rapidly during the second half of the 

week, rising on average 20 degrees by Friday under a building ridge 

of high pressure. Further warming and dry conditions will continue 

over the weekend.

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.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 18Z Forecast Package...Breezy

southerly winds with gusts of 20 to 30 knots will continue through 

through late this evening. Late tonight wind gusts will drop off and 

winds will become lighter, but will continue to maintain a 

southwesterly direction through the overnight period. VFR conditions 

will prevail through the TAF period with FEW to BKN aoa 12 kft. 

Southerly breezes will continue into Tuesday afternoon. 



For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast 

California...For the 18Z Forecast Package...With the exception of 

the Owens Valley and the western Mojave Desert, gusty southerly- to- 

southwesterly winds will pick up across the region around mid- 

morning. 10 to 20 knot southerly-to-southwesterly winds with 20 to 

30 knot gusts will continue through the afternoon and into the 

evening hours when winds will start to decrease. The western Mojave 

Desert, including KDAG, will see 15 to 25 knot westerly winds with 

25 to 35 knot wind gusts continue through the TAF period. Breezy 

southeasterly up valley winds will pick up in the Owens Valley, 

including KBIH, later this morning, continuing into the afternoon 

before swinging to the northwest in a typical diurnal fashion later 

this evening. Showers and thunderstorms are expected in the Eastern 

Sierra, White Mountains, and higher terrain of the southern Great 

Basin this afternoon, with thunderstorms and light rain possible in 

the northern Owens Valley this afternoon. These storms will be 

capable of producing erratic gusty winds, lightning strikes, light-

to-moderate rain, and localized reductions in ceilings and/or 

visibility. Otherwise, VFR conditions will prevail, with SCT-BKN 

ceilings at or above 12kft, and as low as 8kft in the vicinity of 

convection.



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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...Czyzyk 

AVIATION...Stessman/CO



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