Valley Wells, California 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS65 KVEF 200451
AFDVEF

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Las Vegas NV
850 PM PST Fri Dec 19 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

* Unsettled conditions expected in our far northwestern areas
  through Monday, though any impacts should be minor.

* The chance of rain, snow, and wind impacts around Christmastime
  continues to increase.

&&

.DISCUSSION...through Christmas Day.

Strong winds will continue across the Eastern Sierra as a shortwave
moves through the Pacific Northwest and the jet drops south. As a
result, a Wind Advisory remains in effect for the Eastern Sierra
through early Saturday morning. While widespread long duration
downslope winds are not expected in the Owens Valley, isolated gusts
in excess of 40 mph may occur in areas close to the foothills. In
addition to strong winds, the Eastern Sierra will also see a 20 to
40% chance of precipitation through the weekend into early next
week. Precipitation totals in the Eastern Sierra will range between
half an inch and an inch with locally higher amounts along the
ridgeline. Snow levels will be above 9,500 feet, which will restrict
winter weather impacts to the Sierra Crest. The northern portion of
the Owens Valley and the higher terrain of northwestern Esmeralda
County have around a 20 to 30% chance of seeing precipitation
over the weekend. Any precipitation will be light, as the Sierra
will block majority of the moisture from spilling over.
Elsewhere, dry conditions will continue through Monday along with
warmer than normal temperatures and southwesterly afternoon
breezes.

Unsettled weather will return to the region just in time for the
holidays as a trough digs along the coast, bringing an influx of
moisture to the region. Precipitation chances will begin to increase
across our western zones late Tuesday evening, spreading across the
region overnight. Precipitation chances linger through the end of
the week with the bulk of the precipitation expected to fall on
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Low elevation snow is not a concern
with this system as snow levels will be around 8,500 to 10,000 feet
across the Mojave Desert, with snow levels in the 6,500 to 7,500
foot range in Inyo County and the southwestern Great Basin
(Esmeralda and Nye Counties). Elevated southerly to southwesterly
winds will also accompany this system, with winds increasing on
Tuesday and remaining elevated through Thursday. Exact details
regarding wind speeds and precipitation amounts remain uncertain
at this time as there remains a wide envelope of possible
solutions. Regardless, the key takeaways should be that weather
impacts are growing more likely around the holiday. Those with
travel plans should be prepared for wet conditions on most roads
and wintry weather above 7-8kft.

&&

.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 06Z Forecast
Package...Not much change in the overall pattern through Saturday.
Winds will generally remain less than 8 knots and follow a typical
diurnal pattern with light southwest winds overnight and early
Saturday followed by a northeast wind after 18z and continuing
through 02z before shifting back to a light southwest direction. VFR
conditions will prevail, with periods of high clouds at or above
15KFT.

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast
California...For the 06Z Forecast Package...Tricky winds at KBIH
overnight as northerly winds 10-20 knots are likely early this
evening, but are expected to diminish to less than 8 knots after
08z. However, it`s possible that a westerly push up to 15 knots
could occur late this evening. It does look like northerly winds
will increase in the Owens Valley after 19z with gusts to around 20
knots. Elsewhere, winds across the region will follow typical wind
patterns, with speeds generally 10KT or less overnight. Light winds
will continue in most locations on Saturday except at KDAG where
gusts up to 25KT are expected in the afternoon. Precipitation is
possible Saturday afternoon in the Sierra with mountain obscuration
possible. Precpitation should not make it into the Owens Valley,
though CIGs may drop to 7000ft tonight. VFR conditions will prevail
elsewhere with CIGs remaining at or above 15kft.

&&

.CLIMATE...Numerous climate locations have a forecast high
temperature and/or forecast warm low temperature within 3 degrees of
the daily record through Sunday.

The table below shows the daily record maximum temperature and the
year the record was last set. An asterisk (*) denotes which records
are in jeopardy (within 3 degrees of the forecast).

MAX            FRI, DEC 19  SAT, DEC 20  SUN, DEC 21
               Record(Yr)   Record(Yr)   Record(Yr)

Las Vegas      68(2024)*    73(1981)     68(2023)*
Bishop         69(1985)*    71(1972)     70(2018)*
Needles        76(2024)*    76(1981)*    75(2005)*
Daggett        76(1950)*    78(1981)     76(2018)*
Kingman        76(1917)     74(1917)     73(1917)
Desert Rock    69(2024)     69(2020)     70(2020)*
Death Valley   75(1950)     79(1999)     81(1999)

The table below shows the daily record warm minimum temperature and
the year the record was last set. An asterisk (*) denotes which
records are in jeopardy (within 3 degrees of the forecast).

WARM MIN       FRI, DEC 19  SAT, DEC 20  SUN, DEC 21
               Record(Yr)   Record(Yr)   Record(Yr)

Las Vegas      55(2010)     50(2010)*    53(2023)*
Bishop         48(1999)     42(1981)     40(2023)*
Needles        58(2010)     61(1901)     58(2010)
Daggett        48(1980)*    52(1981)*    53(1981)*
Kingman        49(2010)*    51(2010)     51(1904)
Desert Rock    50(2010)     45(2010)*    44(2010)*
Death Valley   56(1914)     65(1999)     60(1914)
Death Valley   58(1914)     56(1914)     65(1999)


&&

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

&&

$$

DISCUSSION/CLIMATE...Stessman
AVIATION...Gorelow


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