Weather Alert!!: Weather and Traffic on ZachNews:
Weather Alert!!: Weather and Traffic on ZachNews:
**** The National Weather Service in Las Vegas, Nevada has issued the following advisories, watches, and warnings for our area: ****
– Wind Advisory!!:
From 6:00am PT / 7:00am MT on Saturday, December 26th, 2015 until 8:00am PT / 9:00am MT on Sunday, December 27th, 2015 for Needles, California; Vidal Junction; California; Topock, Arizona; Desert Hills, Arizona; and Lake Havasu City, Arizona which includes Route 66, Highway 95, and Interstate 40.
** More information regarding Wind Advisory at the following website address: **
– High Wind Warning!!:
From 7:00am MT on Saturday, December 26th, 2015 until 9:00am MT on Sunday, December 27th, 2015 for Mohave Valley, Arizona; Bullhead City, Arizona; Laughlin, Nevada; and the Hoover Dam which includes Highway 95, Highway 163, and Highway 93.
** More information regarding High Wind Warning at the following website address: **
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** Merry Christmas!!: **
May you, your family, your friends, and the community all have a fun, safe, and joyful Christmas.
** Reminder: **
Colorado River Tri-State: Christmas Lunches, Dinners, and Church Services.
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**** Weather for Needles, California: ****
** Christmas Day: **
– Friday:
Mostly sunny, high near 58*F.
West wind 6 to 15 mph becoming north northeast in the morning.
Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
– Friday Night:
Mostly clear, low around 37*F.
North wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph after 12:00am PT.
Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
– Saturday:
Areas of blowing dust after 10:00am PT.
Sunny, high near 51*F.
Windy, with a north wind 30 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
– Saturday Night:
Areas of blowing dust before 10:00pm PT.
Clear, low around 32*F.
Breezy, with a north wind 23 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
– Sunday:
Sunny, high near 55*F.
Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
– Sunday Night:
Mostly clear, low around 31*F.
**** Weather for Goffs, California: ****
** Christmas Day: **
– Friday
Mostly sunny, high near 49*F.
Breezy, with a north northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
– Friday Night:
Mostly clear, low around 33*F.
Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
– Saturday:
Areas of blowing dust after 10:00am PT.
Sunny, high near 43*F.
Windy, with a north wind 33 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
– Saturday Night:
Areas of blowing dust before 10:00pm PT.
Clear, low around 30*F.
Windy, with a north northeast wind 30 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
– Sunday:
Sunny, high near 48*F.
Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
– Sunday Night:
Mostly clear, low around 31*F.
**** Weather for Topock, Arizona: ****
** Christmas Day: **
– Friday:
Mostly sunny, high near 49*F.
Breezy, with a north northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning.
Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
– Friday Night:
Mostly clear, low around 33*F.
Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
– Saturday:
Areas of blowing dust after 10:00am MT.
Sunny, high near 43*F.
Windy, with a north wind 33 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
– Saturday Night:
Areas of blowing dust before 10:00pm MT.
Clear, low around 30*F.
Windy, with a north northeast wind 30 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
– Sunday:
Sunny, high near 48*F.
Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
– Sunday Night:
Mostly clear, low around 31*F.
**** Weather for Mohave Valley, Arizona: ****
** Christmas Day: **
– Friday:
Mostly sunny, high near 59*F.
West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light and variable.
– Friday Night:
Mostly clear, low around 34*F.
Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph after 12:00am MT.
Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
– Saturday:
Areas of blowing dust after 11:00am MT.
Sunny, high near 51*F.
Windy, with a north wind 28 to 33 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
– Saturday Night:
Areas of blowing dust before 11:00pm MT.
Clear, low around 29.
Blustery, with a north wind 25 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
– Sunday:
Sunny, high near 55*F.
Breezy, with a north wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
– Sunday Night:
Mostly clear, low around 29*F.
**** Weather for Bullhead City, Arizona: ****
** Christmas Day: **
– Friday:
Mostly sunny, high near 59*F.
West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming north northeast in the morning.
– Friday Night:
Mostly clear, low around 39*F.
Breezy, with a north wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph after 12:00am MT.
Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
– Saturday:
Areas of blowing dust after 11:00am MT.
Sunny, high near 51*F.
Windy, with a north wind 30 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph.
– Saturday Night:
Areas of blowing dust before 11:00pm MT.
Clear, low around 34*F.
Windy, with a north wind 28 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
– Sunday:
Sunny, high near 55*F.
Breezy, with a north wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
– Sunday Night:
Mostly clear, low around 34*F.
**** Weather for Laughlin, Nevada: ****
** Christmas Day: **
– Friday:
Mostly sunny, high near 58*F.
Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
– Friday Night:
Mostly clear, low around 42*F.
Breezy, with a north wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph after 12:00am MT.
Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
– Saturday:
Areas of blowing dust after 11:00am MT.
Sunny, high near 51*F.
Windy, with a north wind 29 to 39 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph.
– Saturday Night:
Areas of blowing dust before 11:00pm MT.
Clear, low around 36*F.
Windy, with a north wind 26 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
– Sunday:
Sunny, high near 54*F.
Breezy, with a north wind 21 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
– Sunday Night:
Mostly clear, low around 36*F.
**** Weather for Lake Havasu City, Arizona: ****
** Christmas Day: **
– Friday:
Mostly sunny, high near 58*F.
North northwest wind around 10 mph.
– Friday Night:
Mostly clear, low around 38*F.
North wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
– Saturday:
Areas of blowing dust after 11:00am MT.
Sunny, high near 54*F.
Breezy, with a north wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
– Saturday Night:
Areas of blowing dust before 11:00pm MT.
Clear, low around 35*F.
Breezy, with a north wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
– Sunday:
Sunny, high near 55*F.
Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
– Sunday Night:
Mostly clear, low around 36*F.
**** More Weather Information and Weather Radars: ****
– National Weather Service:
– National Weather Service Weather Advisories, Watches, and Warnings:
– National Weather Service Weather Radar:
http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=ESX&product=N0R&overlay=11101111&loop=yes
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**** Traffic for California, Arizona, and Nevada: ****
** Here are some websites for traffic information and traffic incident maps as this will be a very busy travel week: **
** California: **
– California Highway Patrol:
– California Highway Patrol: (Traffic Incidents):
https://cad.chp.ca.gov/Traffic.aspx
– County of San Bernardino: (Traffic Map With Closure Locations):
http://www.sbcounty.gov/dpw/transportation/road_closures.asp
– California Department of Transportation (Caltrans): (Traffic Map):
http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist8/tmc/
** Arizona: **
– Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) AZ511: (Traffic Map):
http://az511.com/adot/files/traffic/
** Nevada: **
– Nevada Highway Patrol:
– Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) 511: (Traffic Map):
**** Please Remember To Drive Safely and Don’t Drive and Drive Everybody!!: ****
** Here are some websites for railroad and airport information if you’re not traveling on the roads, highways, or interstates during this very busy travel week: **
**Airport (Schedule and Tracker Maps): **
– Needles Airport (Needles, California):
http://www.airnav.com/airport/KEED
http://flightaware.com/live/airport/KEED
– Los Angeles and Ontario International Airport (Ontario, California):
http://www.lawa.org/welcomeont.aspx
http://flightaware.com/live/airport/KONT
– Laughlin and Bullhead International Airport (Bullhead City, Arizona):
http://www.flyifp.com/flight-information/
http://flightaware.com/live/airport/KIFP
– Lake Havasu City Municipal Airport (Lake Havasu City, Arizona):
http://flightaware.com/live/airport/KHII
– McCarran International Airport (Las Vegas, Nevada):
http://flightaware.com/live/airport/KLAS
** Railroad (Schedule and Tracker Maps): **
– Amtrak:
http://dixielandsoftware.net/cgi-bin/getmap.pl?mapname=West
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