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Dolan Springs, Arizona Weather Forecast Discussion

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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Las Vegas NV 242 PM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

* A low pressure system will bring gusty southwest winds to the region into tonight, with a few showers possible over the far southern Great Basin and Sierra.

* Temperatures will be slightly below normal through the weekend before rising back to near normal levels next week.

* Dry weather is expected from tomorrow through at least Wednesday. By the second half of next week there is the potential for tropical moisture to move into the Desert Southwest, but a lot of uncertainty remains.

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.DISCUSSION...Today through Saturday.

An upper-level area of low pressure centered east of the Bay Area will continue to move east tonight and Saturday. Ahead of this system, gusty southwest winds of 25 to 35 mph are ongoing across southern Nevada and portions of southeast California. Wind advisories remain in effect for the Spring Mountains and the western Mohave Desert through this evening, and will expand to include the Mojave Preserve and Morongo Basin/Twentynine Palms this evening. Gusty winds are also possible along the US-95 corridor between Las Vegas and Mercury due to downslope flow off the Spring Mountains. Winds will diminish overnight and Saturday morning as the low moves east. Farther north, scattered showers and a few embedded thunderstorms remain possible through sunset across the southern Great Basin and along the higher ridges of the Sierra and White Mountains. Precipitation amounts will be light, and no significant impacts are anticipated. However, a few inches of early season snow are also possible over the highest Sierra peaks.

As this low exits the region to the northeast, a broad weak trough will linger, maintaining relatively low 500mb heights for this time of year, and keep temperatures below seasonable norms into the first half of the week. Readings will rebound to near normal levels by Wednesday as a ridge develops over the Southwest.

Confidence decreases for the second half of the week as a trough of low pressure approaches the West Coast, while a potential tropical system moves north near the Baja Peninsula. The interaction of these two systems will determine conditions for the end of the week. If the trough remains weaker and farther north, more ridging would remain in place across the Southwest likely steering the tropical system away from the region. However, if the trough is stronger and further south, moisture from the tropical system could be funneled up into our area bringing the potential for rain next weekend. Stay tuned to see how the interactions of these two systems play out. &&

.AVIATION...For Harry Reid...For the 00Z Forecast Package...Gusty southwest winds of 25 to 35 knots will persist into early evening. After sunset, winds will diminish somewhat, with a brief lull possible late tonight ahead of a northwesterly wind shift as a cold front moves into the valley shortly after daybreak. A period of gusty northwesterly winds is expected during the late morning, followed by speeds decreasing tomorrow afternoon and evening. VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period, with FEW-SCT clouds around 25kft AGL into tonight, then becoming SKC tomorrow.

For the rest of southern Nevada, northwest Arizona and southeast California...For the 00Z Forecast Package...Gusty winds will continue across the region into this evening, with gusts of 25 to 35 mph common. Winds will remain elevated across the western Mojave Desert through the night while other areas should decrease to less than 15 knots. A cold front moving south into the region will be accompanied by a northwesterly wind shift, which is expected to move through southern Nevada terminals tomorrow morning and the Colorado River Valley sites by midday. VFR conditions will prevail in most areas with FEW-SCT clouds around 25kft through tonight, then becoming mainly SKC tomorrow. The exception will be across the northern Sierra and White Mountains, as well as the southern Great Basin, where a few showers and isolated thunderstorms are possible through 03Z this evening. CIGs down to 10kft AGL are possible in the vicinity of this activity.

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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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