Mother Nature delivered travel obstacles in Southern Nevada on Friday, with Christmas only a few days away.
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Rain chances forecast to increase each day in advance of a sunny Christmas Day.
Saturday will start mostly cloudy before clearing and a high near 65 with mostly calms winds, says the Las Vegas office of the National Weather Service.
A wind advisory runs until 4 p.m. Saturday, says the National Weather Service.
Under a mostly sunny sky, the Thursday high will be above average with a high of 65 expected before winds increase and bring on cooler temperatures.
Las Vegas Valley residents and visitors may enjoy temperatures close to 70 as early as Tuesday.
The Las Vegas office of the National Weather Service has quantified the valley’s 2023 weather with 11 months down and one to go.
Windy conditions will lighten considerably for the Las Vegas area, but will still be in the 20-30 mph rage for the Colorado River Valley.
Rain is possible on the Strip during all three days of F1 action, says the National Weather Service.
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.
Temperatures will decline about 10 to 15 degrees through the weekend, says the National Weather Service.
“When Sunday rolls around we’ll see some cooler and windy conditions and maybe even some rain.” said National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Woods.
Windy conditions are expected in the valley with a small chance of rain. The Spring Mountains may see snow, stiff winds all weekend.
Conditions will be warm Friday before winds and a fall chill arrive in Southern Nevada, says the National Weather Service.
Conditions will take a sharp turn south beginning Saturday.