The National Weather Service recorded the temperature at about 4 p.m. at its official measuring station at McCarran International Airport.
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For the first time since records have been kept, Las Vegas is expected to reach 100 degrees in April.
McCarran International Airport has never reached 100 degrees during April, but that may change with a forecast high of 102 on Wednesday.
“It will be a real awakening toward the end of the week,” meteorologist Chris Outler said of the latest forecast, which calls for highs in the low 90s by the weekend.
Some light rain showers wettened streets and yards across the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday.
Pea-sized hail fell on the west and southwest side of the Las Vegas Valley on Sunday afternoon.
A mostly pleasant weekend is in store for Las Vegas Valley residents.
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The heat wave may set a record for the earliest 110-degree reading at the Las Vegas airport. Area cooling centers will be open Wednesday through Friday.
Two victims killed after a wrong-way driver struck their vehicle near Boulder City were identified as Arizona residents.
The popular Las Vegas restaurant, led by a James Beard Award nominee, celebrates the cooking of Shanghai and is famous for its xiaolongbao dumplings.
Five people were treated for minor injuries after a six-car accident Sunday on U.S. 95 and South Decatur Boulevard, including one car that rolled over.