Though snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin isn’t as impressive as last year, the National Weather Service said there is good news this year.
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Some Las Vegas residents woke up to a white Thursday as snow fell in parts of the valley.
Partly cloudy skies will turn mostly cloudy on Wednesday with rain a 30 percent chance by Thursday and perhaps closer to 50 percent on Friday.
The heat of early October will fade to slightly below-normal temperatures through the weekend.
“We’re seeing the fingerprints of climate change all over our nation,” NOAA applied climatologist Adam Smith said Monday. “I would not expect things to slow down anytime soon.”
Light rain fell over the Mount Charleston and Red Rock Canyon areas early Sunday afternoon.
On Tuesday, the valley set a record high for April 11 at 93 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. It’s the warmest day of 2023.
“It’s heaven sent for a skier because I can ski until Memorial Day,” said Dan Lavely, 66, a Reno resident who’s been skiing for about 40 years.
Highs in the mid-60s are forecast for Las Vegas on Saturday and Sunday.
Widespread rain should end by 6 p.m. while snow in mountains may linger later Sunday, says the National Weather Service.
Light morning showers were the only rain Las Vegas received Saturday, and it could be the same on Sunday.
Thursday’s monsoon delivered enough water to put this year’s monsoon season on top compared to the past 9 years.
A dust devil hit the Luxor pool area around 2 p.m. Saturday, resulting in the pool closing.
Monday may be the hottest day of the summer — so far — in Las Vegas.
Wind gusts approaching 40 mph were being felt across the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday afternoon.
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