It appears the first 100-degree April reading at McCarran International Airport just wasn’t meant to be. Or maybe it will happen Thursday.
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The National Weather Service recorded the temperature at about 4 p.m. at its official measuring station at McCarran International Airport.
Temperatures will be about 20 degrees above normal this week during the first excessive heat warning of the year.
The quick climb from below-average April temperatures to triple digits this week has the Las Vegas office of the National Weather Service concerned.
McCarran International Airport has never reached 100 degrees during April, but that may change with a forecast high of 102 on Wednesday.
The Las Vegas Valley has gone from a cool early April to end the month with an excessive heat watch next week.
A slight disturbance will bring windy conditions Friday and drop the high temperature in Las Vegas several degrees.
If it hasn’t felt like summer to you, it probably will before Thursday is over.
Wednesday will be the warmest day of 2020, beginning a warming trend that will see temperatures in Las Vegas approach 100 degrees by early next week.
After some lingering morning showers clear out, Las Vegas skies should be sunny Tuesday after a record rainfall Monday.
“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.
Las Vegas residents will see sunny skies and feel a high near 80 on Sunday with some winds approaching 20 mph.
Some light rain showers wettened streets and yards across the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday.
The Las Vegas Valley is forecast to see its second 80-degree day of the spring on Thursday.
Sunny and pleasant conditions dominate the Las Vegas Valley weather forecast through the weekend with the only exception being a 20 percent chance of showers early Friday.
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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.
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