Late Friday wind gusts approached 70 mph in Las Vegas, and are expected to be stronger Saturday. Up to 10 inches of snow and white-out conditions are expected in the mountains.
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Central Las Vegas may reach 70 on Tuesday, which would be just the fifth 70-degree or better high of the month.
Heavy snow closed several of the major roads leading to and from Las Vegas for parts of the day on Wednesday.
A rare humid morning in Las Vegas foreshadowed the possibility of more storms Friday, following a night of heavy monsoonal rains and lightning.
Winds that have been strong most of April will kick up a notch Thursday as a trough heads through the Las Vegas region.
Harry Reid International Airport received 0.10 inches of rain Monday, the first time the airport has seen measurable rain since Jan. 18. Up to 6 inches of snow was expected in the Spring Mountains.
Winds in the Las Vegas Valley will diminish on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
Showers and mountain snow are possible before 9 a.m. Tuesday and then a chance for scattered rain showers, according to the National Weather Service.
Weather conditions will be a bit above normal through the weekend before a slightly cooler temperatures arrive early next week, according to the National Weather Service.
Las Vegas has an outside chance at reaching 100 degrees on Memorial Day weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
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.
Snowfall could impact travel on I-15 between Las Vegas and Southern California from late Sunday through Tuesday morning.
Rain-fueled rivers tore through Mount Charleston’s Rainbow Canyon subdivision Monday, flooding homes, washing away roads and compromising the Kyle Canyon water system.
