Ludlow, California 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS65 KVEF 120410
AFDVEF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
910 PM PDT Sat Apr 11 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Gusty conditions will continue through the weekend. This will
  lead to areas of blowing dust, difficult driving conditions, and
  hazardous boating conditions on area lakes.

* Light shower activity is possible across the region Sunday and
  Monday, with the best chances across the Southern Great Basin
  and higher terrain.

&&

.DISCUSSION...through next weekend.

Seasonably strong closed 500mb low is currently approaching the
northern California coast, placing our region in an active
southwesterly flow pattern. Surface pressure gradients have
tightened since this morning and will continue to increase into
the evening. Surface winds have already begun responding with
early afternoon wind gusts of 25-35 mph fairly common across the
deserts and high terrain, mainly north of I-40. 850 mb winds will
continue to increase as the closed low approaches tonight, and
strong winds will persist into the evening hours across much of
eastern CA and southern Nevada, especially in favorable downslope
areas. As such, went ahead and issued a wind advisory starting at
5 pm this afternoon for those areas, which expands to include much
of Northwest Arizona after 11am Sunday. Strongest winds will occur
Sunday afternoon as the closed low moves into the Great Basin.

Aside from the winds, some light precipitation potential will
accompany the storm system as it moves through Sunday but overall
impacts will be very minor, and generally reserved for the higher
terrain and southern Great Basin. Exception will be across the
Sierra where 3-7 inches of snow remains expected by Sunday
afternoon above 8000 feet. Some lingering precipitation chances
persist into Monday as cold air aloft remains overhead and may
encourage some convective shower development, mainly across the
southern Great Basin.

Improving conditions will return Tuesday and Wednesday as flat
high pressure ridging attempts to build in. However, a shortwave
moving inland over the PacNW may attempt to drop southward
Thursday across the Great Basin and central Rockies. Forecast
guidance is struggling to resolve this feature which may remain
progressive with only a subtle cooling Thursday and Friday, or, if
the more aggressive solutions pan out, bring sharper cooling and
gusty winds. For now, forecast remains fairly conservative with
modest cooling and breezy conditions on Thursday.

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.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 06Z Forecast Package...South-
southwest winds throughout the TAF period with gusts to around 20
kts overnight. Stronger gusts will re-develop after 14Z Sunday with
gusts of 25 to 35 knots until sunset when they will reduce to around
20 kts once again. Few to scattered clouds at or above 15kft.
Isolated showers (20% chance) between 20Z Sunday and 01Z Monday
(which may produce brief BKN100).

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...For the 06Z Forecast Package...Gusty southerly to
westerly winds across the region through Sunday evening. Gusts of 15
to 20 knots will be common overnight, but will increase Sunday with
gusts between 30-40 knots. Rain chances increase up to ~60% in the
Owens Valley and southwestern Great Basin late tonight as
precipitation tries to spill over the Sierra. CIGs 6-10kft in and
around any precipitation. Precipitation chances will decrease near
KBIH by 16Z, but a few showers will be possible over the southern
Great Basin, mainly over the higher elevations Sunday afternoon.
Lastly, an area of showers will push into the western portions of
San Bernardino County toward daybreak and push eastward to around
KDAG with CIGs also of 6-10kft. Wind gusts will diminish to 15 to 20
kts once again toward sunset.

&&

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

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Outler
AVIATION...Czyzyk

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