Temps begin to drop, rain possible this weekend in Las Vegas Valley

The Las Vegas Valley will start to cool down and may see some thunderstorms over the weekend in the wake of Thursday’s record-breaking heat, according to the National Weather Service.

The weather service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Clark County early Saturday morning.

Friday’s high hit 113 degrees after a 94-degree overnight low. If the temperature remains high Friday night, it could break the 88-degree record set in 2011.

If the that overnight low temperature holds, it would be “the fourth warmest low we’ve ever had,” National Weather Service meteorologist Andy Gorelow said.

Saturday will cool down a little with a high of 109 degrees. There’s a 20 percent chance of thunderstorms popping up around the valley on Saturday.

That chance rises to 30 percent on Sunday along with a forecast of 104 degrees, the weather service said.

Monday’s forecast high should be 101 degrees with a 20 percent chance for thunderstorms.

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