If you’re hoping to spot a UFO this weekend, Mother Nature is on your side.
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Relief could arrive Sunday or Monday, when moisture flowing from the New Mexico area is expected to enter the area, said National Weather Service meteorologist John Adair.
Light winds might be the only respite from the above-average temperature conditions that have a strong grip on the Las Vegas Valley.
Around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, a thin whirlwind was spotted in Pahrump in the Gamebird-Homestead roads area.
After monitoring weather conditions Tuesday, the National Weather Service has upgraded a fire weather watch for the Las Vegas Valley to a midweek red flag warning, meaning conditions will be ideal for wildfires.