Joshua Tree, California 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS65 KVEF 042243
AFDVEF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
345 PM PDT Mon May 4 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Gusty southwest winds, cooler conditions, and precipitation
  chances continue through Tuesday.

* Temperatures climb to over 10 degrees above-normal late-week.

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.DISCUSSION...Today through Monday.

Gusty south to southwest winds will continue today, particularly
across the western Mojave Desert. Temperatures will be 5 to 10
degrees below normal through Tuesday but those cooler temperatures
won`t be around for long. Expect scattered shower and isolated
thunderstorm activity this afternoon across northern Inyo and
Esmeralda counties. An impulse will act to enhance convection this
evening in northern Inyo county keeping showers and thunderstorms
through midnight. Another round of showers and thunderstorms are
expected on Tuesday but will expand to include Nye and Lincoln
counties by late afternoon and evening. With DCAPE values of 600-
800+ J/kg, wind gusts in excess of 40 mph are possible with any
thunderstorms.

Once the current weather system moves to the east on Wednesday,
temperatures will increase rapidly during the second half of the
week, rising on average 20 degrees by Friday under a building ridge
of high pressure. Further warming and dry conditions will continue
over the weekend.
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.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 00Z Forecast Package...Breezy
south to southwesterly winds will persist through the evening hours
with gusts of 20 to 30 knots. Gusts will ease late tonight but winds
will remain out of the south. Lighter winds are expected for Tuesday
but will still favor southerly directions with sporadic gust of 15
to 20 knots. SCT-BKN high clouds will continue this evening before
thinning out late, with some afternoon cumulus over terrain features
on Tuesday.

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...For the 00Z Forecast Package...SCT-BKN mid and high
cloud cover with scattered showers and thunderstorms can be expected
near the Sierra and KBIH through the evening hours and again Tuesday
afternoon. Locally gusty and erratic winds will be possible with
shower activity. Otherwise, dry conditions will prevail at the
remaining TAF sites with gust winds near KDAG gusting to 35 knots
this evening. South or southwesterly breezes will continue tonight
and tomorrow along the Colorado River Valley and the Las Vegas
vicinity.

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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...Czyzyk
AVIATION...Stessman/CO

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