Colorado River Tri-State: Christmas Weekend 2016 Weather and Traffic.
Colorado River Tri-State: Christmas Weekend 2016 Weather and Traffic.
People are packed up and heading out for the Christmas Weekend 2016.
Here are the weather and traffic conditions in and around our community.
** As of 11:40pm PT on Sunday, December 25th, 2016: **
**** Weather Alert!!: ****
– National Weather Service:
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** Weather for Area: **
**** Needles, California: ****
– Sunday (Christmas Day): Sunny, with a high near 53*F. Light and variable wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the morning.
– Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34*F. Light and variable wind.
– Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55*F. North wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
– Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40*F. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
**** Barstow, California: ****
– Sunday (Christmas Day): Sunny, with a high near 45*F. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light west in the afternoon.
– Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 32*F. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
– Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49*F. East wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
– Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33*F. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
**** Mohave Valley, Arizona: ****
– Sunday (Christmas Day): Sunny, with a high near 53*F. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
– Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34*F. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast after 12:00am MST.
– Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56*F. North wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
– Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41*F. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
**** Lake Havasu City, Arizona: ****
– Sunday (Christmas Day): Sunny, with a high near 53*F. South wind 6 to 10 mph.
– Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39*F. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east after 12:00am MST.
– Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55*F. East northeast wind 6 to 15 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
– Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44*F. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
**** Bullhead City, Arizona: ****
– Sunday (Christmas Day): Sunny, with a high near 52*F. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
– Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40*F. South southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northeast after 12:00am MST.
– Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 54*F. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
– Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46*F. Breezy, with a north wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
**** Laughlin, Nevada: ****
– Sunday (Christmas Day): Sunny, with a high near 52*F. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
– Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42*F. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
– Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55*F. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
– Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46*F. Breezy, with a north wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
** More weather information at the follow weather addresses: **
– National Weather Service:
– National Weather Service’s Weather Radar:
http://radar.weather.gov/Conus/pacsouthwest_loop.php
**** Traffic Alert!!: ****
– From Caltrans District 8:
** Picture from Caltrans District 8: **
R 3 chain conditions will stay in place in the San Bernardino Mountains until further notice. Chains required all vehicles.
– California Highway Patrol:
– From AZ511 (ADOT):
– From NevadaDOT:
** More traffic information at the follow weather addresses: **
– California Highway Patrol:
https://cad.chp.ca.gov/Traffic.aspx
– Caltrans (California Traffic Map):
– AZ511 (Arizona Traffic Map):
– NevadaDOT (Nevada Traffic Map):
**** Please drive safely, do not drink and drive, and do not text and drive. Have A Safe and Wonderful Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. ****
** Pictures from ZachNews. **