On Sunday, the National Weather Service reported a large cloud of dust rolling into town from the Jean Dry Lake bed, obscuring parts of the mountains that ring the valley.
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The hot weather expected this week isn’t likely to challenge the record heat wave that left Las Vegas Valley residents sweltering for nine straight days eight decades ago.
The Las Vegas Valley could see snow this week as a major winter storm heads toward the Great Basin just in time for Thanksgiving, according to the National Weather Service.
There’s a 20 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms on Labor Day. Winds will stay calm through the day but should increase at night, gusting up to 20 mph.
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for the Las Vegas Valley that’s effective from Tuesday morning to Wednesday evening.
Sunday’s forecast high is 101 degrees, the weather service said, with light winds in the evening that should stay between 5-10 mph.
An excessive heat warning remains in effect until 8 p.m. Monday, which has a forecast high of 112, the National Weather Service said.
The Las Vegas Valley will stay hot and sunny this week, according to the National Weather Service. And conditions may get gusty Tuesday.
In 1999, billions of gallons of rain fell over the valley over about an hour in a 100-year storm that killed two people, left many homeless and caused millions of dollars in damage.
The weather service has issued an excessive heat watch that will go into effect Tuesday at 10 a.m. and will last through 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Temperatures will rise steadily over the next few days, weather service meteorologist Barry Pierce said.
A potentially record-setting cool Memorial Day will precede a warming trend through the rest of the week, according to the National Weather Service.
The high in Las Vegas reached 90 degrees on Friday for the first time in 201 days, according to the National Weather Service.
The remnants of Tropical Storm Rosa missed the Las Vegas Valley, but storm systems passing over Southern Nevada will keep temperatures cool.
Fewer than than 1,000 NV Energy customers were still without power Monday morning after a weekend storm damaged power lines and equipment.