853 FXUS65 KVEF 191143 AFDVEFArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 443 AM PDT Fri Sep 19 2025
.KEY MESSAGES...
* Tropical moisture will fuel chances for more showers and thunderstorms today.
* Slight chances for showers and thunderstorms will linger through the weekend, with more uncertainty next week as additional tropical moisture could get pulled northward. &&
.DISCUSSION...through Thursday. Thunderstorms are still active as of this typing so will keep it brief. Storms will slowly track north through the morning, with new development possible farther south in the dry slot this afternoon, favoring the mountains. Friday night through the weekend should be more of a low-grade monsoon pattern, with storms developing over the mountains in the afternoons and dissipating after sunset. The new cutoff low developing off the central California coast will be the wild card for the upcoming week. If and when this low moves east, it will tap into moisture still lingering in our area and/or pull up more moisture from the tropics, setting off another round of showers and storms. There is a lot of model disagreement on whether and when this happens, as well as how far north or south the low might be if and when it occurs, so confidence in next week`s forecast is extremely low. The main message is that thunderstorm season isn`t quite done yet. &&
.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 12Z Forecast Package... Winds will be light and variable through the morning before breezy south- southeast winds pick up late-morning between 8 and 10 kts. Isolated- to-scattered thunderstorms expected in the vicinity of the terminal between 19 and 00Z today, with less areal coverage compared to yesterday. Breezy southwesterly winds expected around sunset before winds become light and variable once again overnight with clearing skies.
For the rest of southern Nevada, northwestern Arizona and southeastern California...For the 12Z Forecast Package...Isolated-to- scattered showers and thunderstorms return to the region this afternoon, with best chances of occurrence in the vicinity of terminals between 19 and 00Z. The exception will be KDAG, KEED, and KIFP, where thunderstorm areal coverage is expected to be too sparse to include in the prevailing TAF. Expect typical diurnal trends to winds outside of thunderstorm influence. &&
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...Spotters are encouraged to report any significant weather or impacts according to standard operating procedures. &&
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DISCUSSION...Morgan AVIATION...Soulat
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