Joshua Tree, California 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS65 KVEF 061137
AFDVEF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
337 AM PST Fri Feb 6 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Light showers will continue to move through the area with the
  higher terrain of southeastern California and southern Nevada
  having the best precipitation chances.

* A pattern shift will bring cooling temperatures and unsettled
  weather to the region next week.

&&

.DISCUSSION...through Thursday.

Light showers will continue to work their way north through our
forecast area this morning into the afternoon. So far, the dry low-
levels of the atmosphere have done a good job at inhibiting
precipitation from making it the ground as the sensors at the
Lake Havasu City and Needles airports are the only weather
stations to report any type of precipitation, with light rain
being briefly reported at Lake Havasu and a trace of precipitation
occurring at Needles. Outside of a car wash being ruined by some
sprinkles, impacts will be minimal from this precipitation. As
these showers continue to move north, we will see clouds begin to
gradually clear behind it with sunny to mostly sunny skies across
our southern zones this afternoon. Weak ridging will set up over
the area over the weekend, persisting into early next week, which
will allow for dry and mild weather over the weekend.

As stated in previous discussions, what was supposed to be an early
week pattern shift has slowed down and will now be more of a mid-
week pattern shift. A shortwave will roll through the Pacific
Northwest early next week, causing temperatures to cool a few
degrees each day. Breezy southwesterly winds will pick up across the
area on Tuesday as another shortwave swings through central
California and central Nevada on Tuesday and Wednesday. Light
showers will be possible across our northern zones Tuesday and
Wednesday, with precipitation chances favoring areas of higher
terrain over valleys and lower elevations. Beyond Wednesday,
troughiness looks to continue across the Western US through the end
of the week as we continue to find ourselves in a more unsettled
weather pattern.

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.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 12Z Forecast Package...Winds
will remain light, around 5-7KT, through the forecast period,
following typical daily directional patterns with some
variability. Ceilings around 12kft early this morning will
gradually scatter out and improve, with VFR conditions prevailing
through Saturday morning. Virga or lingering showers are possible
across the mountains surrounding the Valley through daybreak, but
impacts at the terminal are not expected.


For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...For the 12Z Forecast Package...Winds will generally
follow typical daily directional patterns today, with wind
speeds remaining around 5-10KT areawide. Lingering virga and light
showers continue to drift northward across southeastern
California, southern Nevada, and northwestern Arizona this
morning, with a low to moderate chance of showers in the Owens
Valley/KBIH late morning into early afternoon. Ceilings around 10-
12kft this morning will gradually improve from south to north
through this afternoon, with VFR conditions prevailing areawide
through the forecast period.

&&

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

&&

$$

DISCUSSION...Stessman
AVIATION...Phillipson

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