Ivanpah, California 7 Day Weather Forecast

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AFDVEF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
1137 PM PDT Sun Jun 28 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Breezy-to-gusty afternoons continue through the work week as
  temperatures gradually climb back toward seasonal normals.

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.DISCUSSION...Today through Independence Day.

The western CONUS will remain situated beneath an upper-level trough
through the work week. This pattern is conducive for shortwave
troughs to move through the flow aloft, bringing with them breezy
afternoons. In addition to breezy conditions, the region will remain
quite dry, so those recreating outdoors with sparks or flames
(charcoal grills, safe-and-sane fireworks, target practice) are
encouraged to exercise caution and ensure there is a bucket of water
nearby to prevent any fire starts. That said, there are slight
chances (10-30 percent) of showers and thunderstorms in the eastern
Sierra / northern Owens Valley this afternoon. Forecast HRRR
soundings show a pronounced inverted-V, though, indicating there is
substantial dry air at the surface. As a result, convection is
unlikely to result in widespread wetting rain; fire starts due to
dry lightning cannot be ruled out, as well as strong gusty winds
from the direction of storms that form. Temperatures will gradually
climb through the week, reaching near-normal readings by Friday.
Late-week, ridging builds back over northern Mexico and the southern
United States, allowing temperatures to climb above-normal for the
holiday weekend.

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.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 06Z Forecast
Package...Northwest winds will continue to gust to around 20KT
through around 10Z.after 10Z, the probability for winds over 10KT
quickly drops to under 10% through the rest of the night as
northeast winds drop to around 8KT. Around sunrise, winds will
become northwest again at 8-10KT. It will be short-lived as winds
transition back to around 040 degrees by 18Z then to around 140
degrees by 21Z at about 8KT. Monday evening after 03Z, winds will
start to follow more diurnal trends becoming southwest under 8KT for
Monday. Clear skies will persist through the period. Temperatures
will remain below 100 degrees.

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...For the 06Z Forecast Package...Northwest winds will
continue to push south through tonight, reaching the lower Colorado
River Valley by 12Z Monday morning. Northwest winds will gust to
around 20KT for a few hours as winds switch through the overnight.
KDAG will remain west through the night around 10KT. On Monday,
north to northeast winds will set up for much of the day with the
strongest winds over 10KT in the morning slowly diminishing through
the day. KBIH will become light and follow typical trends by Monday
afternoon. Winds areawide gradually fall back into general diurnal
trends by Monday evening. Either than a few scattered showers and
thunderstorms on the Sierra crest Monday afternoon, it will be dry
with clear skies. &&

.FIRE WEATHER...Breezy to gusty conditions continue for the next 5-7
days. Today will feature largely NW winds north of the I-15 corridor
and WSW winds along and south of it. Strongest gusts in NW Arizona
and along the I-40 corridor with 30-45 mph forecast. A Red Flag
Warning remains in effect for most of Mohave County until 8PM this
evening. For the rest of the week, winds should predominately be
from the SW across the area with sustained speeds 10-20 mph and
gusts in the 15-35 mph range, strongest on Wednesday and Thursday.
Combined with afternoon RH values of 5-15% and poor overnight
recoveries, expecting elevated fire weather conditions to return
during the mid-week peak in winds. Dry conditions persist with just
10-30% PoPs across the southern Great Basin today and Monday, but
odds of seeing a wetting rain are less than 10%.
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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...Soulat
AVIATION...Nickerson

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