Last Update: 3/15/10
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| Heat Idx: | 59.3°F | |
| Humidity: | 33% | |
| Dew Pt: | 30.7°F | |
| Wind: | North @ 2mph | |
| Gusts: | 5mph | |
| Pressure: | 30.33in/hg | |
| Trend: | Steady | |
| Rain Tdy: | 0.00in | |
| Rain Mth: | 0.61in | |
| Rain Yr: | 3.80in | |
Today![]() Sunny | Tonight![]() Mostly Clear |
| Hi 72 °F | Lo 48 °F |
000 FXUS65 KVEF 150941 AFDVEF AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 240 AM PDT MON MAR 15 2010 .SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND WARMING TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A WEAK STORM WILL MOVE INTO CENTRAL NEVADA WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL RESULT IN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN ON THURSDAY. && .SHORT TERM...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY AND TUESDAY BEFORE FLATTENING ON WEDNESDAY AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. LOCAL GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE SEEN ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. .LONG TERM...MODELS STILL SHOWING A WEAK SYSTEM TO BRUSH BY TO THE EAST THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS MAINLY THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF LINCOLN COUNTY. THIS WILL ALSO BRING SOME SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR TO THE CWA AND AN INCREASE IN NORTHERLY WINDS ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH WELL ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS. && .AVIATION...FOR MCCARRAN...CLEAR SKIES WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 5-8KTS MUCH OF TODAY BEFORE BECOMING LIGHT THIS EVENING. FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN NEVADA...NORTHWEST ARIZONA...AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA...NORTHERLY WINDS 10-15KTS OVER MANY LOCATIONS WITH AREAS ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY STILL EXPERIENCING NORTH WINDS 10-20KTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT. SKIES WILL REMAIN CLEAR. && .VEF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NV...NONE. AZ...NONE. CA...NONE. && $$ JENSEN/GORELOW HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/LASVEGAS |