Lathrop Wells, Nevada Weather Forecast Discussion

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FXUS65 KVEF 281930
AFDVEF
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1230 PM PDT Sun Sep 28 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
* Chances for isolated showers and thunderstorms will continue today
  for southern Nevada, southeastern California, and northwestern
  Arizona.
* A low pressure system will bring breezy winds and drier air to
  the region as it approaches the region on Monday.
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.DISCUSSION...through next Saturday.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms have been developing this
morning over southern and central Mohave County along with portions
of far southern Nevada as an area of low pressure over the region
begins to lift northeast. The most favorable area of lift and
dynamics will continue to be that northeast quad of the low as it
continues to lift northeast. With plenty of deep moisture still
available the threat of flash flooding will be highest across
portions of Mohave County through this afternoon. For areas of Clark
County, we can still expect to see showers and a few thunderstorms
this afternoon, but most of those are expected to be more terrain
based and with increasing heights and subsidence behind the low, the
storms today are not expected to be as strong and long lasting as
previous days. Still, we can`t completely rule out isolated areas of
flash flooding, especially areas south of Las Vegas. A few storms
are also expected this afternoon over the Sierra where moisture and
moderate instability remain. These are also expected to generally
form over the higher terrain, but it is possible some could drift
into the Owens Valley late this afternoon. Except for a few storms
to linger into the evening, most of the area should see storms
dissipate after sunset with loss of heating.
An uppper-level trough approaching the West Coast will help the low
responsible for this weekend`s unsettled weather clear out of the
region on Monday. This trough will also bring breezy winds to the
area as well as drier southwesterly flow aloft, which will help
to slowly scour moisture from the area early next week.
Southwesterly flow aloft will continue through the week as
troughiness persists across the Western US. Meanwhile, Tropical
Storm Narda will continue to slowly meander north, weakening as
she moves into cooler waters. Eventually, we will see moisture
from the remnants of Narda get advected into southern California
with some portions of our forecast area seeing a relative increase
in moisture during the latter half of the week. This relative
increase in moisture looks to be short-lived as another system
looks to flush the moisture out as it rolls through the area.
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.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 18Z Forecast
Package...A few, mainly light showers will remain around the Las
Vegas Valley this morning along with CIGS around 8-9kft. We are
expected to see some additional afternoon convection, but this
should remain mainly terrain-focused and there is less than a 20%
chance of any storms in the Valley. Northeast winds around 8-10
knots this morning is expected to become more southeast around 8-10
knots after 20Z. With any convection, there still remains a slight
chance of outflow winds reaching the terminal, but overall the
threat remains low compared to previous days.
For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...For the 18Z Forecast Package...Scattered light showers
continue to linger across Clark County this morning with scattered
thunderstorms over central and southern Mohave County. The trend
through the remainder of the morning will be for showers in Clark
County to continue to weaken with scattered thunderstorms remaining
and pushing north. For this afternoon, the best chances of
thunderstorms will be in the southern Great Basin, Sierra, and
eastern Mohave County. Gusty, erratic winds are likely near any
storms. Elsewhere, expecting either dry conditions or isolated
showers. Outside of any convective influences, most locations will
see light winds that follow typical, daily patterns. The exception
to this is the Owens Valley where 15-25 knot southerly gusts are
forecast this afternoon. Scattered to broken clouds at or above
10kft.
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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...Gorelow/Stessman
AVIATION...Gorelow
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