Today - July 8	Sunny. High near 110, with temperatures falling to around 108 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 3 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
	Tonight - July 8	Clear. Low around 85, with temperatures rising to around 87 overnight. Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
	Thursday - July 9	Sunny, with a high near 111. South southwest wind 3 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
	Thursday Night - July 9	Clear, with a low around 85. Southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
	Friday - July 10	Sunny, with a high near 110. South southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
	Friday Night - July 10	Clear, with a low around 86.
	Saturday - July 11	Sunny, with a high near 110.
	Saturday Night - July 11	Partly cloudy, with a low around 89.
	Sunday - July 12	Mostly sunny, with a high near 109.
	Sunday Night - July 12	A chance of rain showers after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 89.
	Monday - July 13	A chance of rain showers before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 105.
	Monday Night - July 13	A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 88.
	Tuesday - July 14	A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 106.
	Tuesday Night - July 14	Mostly clear, with a low around 89.

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FXUS65 KVEF 081154
AFDVEF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
454 AM PDT Wed Jul 8 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Dry conditions and warming temperatures will continue through the 
  end of the week.

* Monsoonal moisture begins increasing this weekend, resulting in
  increased chances for showers and thunderstorms early next week.

&&


.DISCUSSION...Today through Tuesday.

High pressure builds aloft and temperatures are on the rise through 
the rest of the week. Afternoon high temperatures will top out 
between 5 and 7 degrees above normal and Las Vegas has a 40 to 50 
percent chance of a high of at least 110 degrees each afternoon 
between Thursday and Saturday. Hot daytime temperatures combined 
with warm overnight low temperatures will result in widespread 
Moderate (Level 2 of 4) with pockets of Major (Level 3 of 4) Heat 
Risk for most locations. This level of heat will affect those who do 
not have access to sufficient cooling and hydration, as well as 
those who are especially vulnerable to heat related illnesses. The 
position of the high should maintain dry conditions and afternoon 
breezes, which prompt elevated fire weather conditions across much 
of the region today and tomorrow. 

A classic monsoon setup develops this weekend as high pressure 
becomes established over the Four Corners region and southerly flow 
advects moisture into the Desert Southwest. PWAT values of an inch 
or more cover areas along and southeast of Interstate 15 on Sunday, 
at which point the best precipitation chances will exist over high 
terrain in northwestern Arizona. Moisture increases and POPs spread 
north through the first half of next week, generally favoring high 
terrain where orographic lift favors thunderstorm formation. Finer 
details on timing and location of storms should become more apparent 
over the next few days. Other than storm potential, lowering heights 
aloft and the moisture influx should help lower temperatures by a 
few degrees. 
&&


.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 12Z Forecast Package...Breezy 
south-southeast winds will set up later this morning around 8 kts, 
though can't rule out an occasional gust between 15 and 20 kts. Wind 
direction will gradually veer through the afternoon, but expect 
directional variability between 140 and 220 for a couple of hours 
until winds settle from the southwest. After this point, expect 
gusts around 25 kts. Gusts fall off after sunset. Temperatures will 
exceed 100 degrees between 17 and 04Z with a max temperature of 109.

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast 
California...For the 12Z Forecast Package...Expect gusty south-
southwesterly winds at Las Vegas Valley and Colorado River Valley 
TAF sites this afternoon, with speeds between 20 and 25 kts. KBIH 
will have breezy south-southeast winds before veering west-northwest 
in the late-afternoon. KDAG will experience gusty west winds between 
25 and 30 kts. No operationally significant cloud cover.
&&


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report
any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating
procedures.

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Meltzer
AVIATION...Soulat

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