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.
Las Vegas Weather
In Nevada, both the number of heat-related deaths and heat-related worker complaints more than doubled from 2022 to 2023, signaling a scorching future.
The weekend highs will be a bit above normal before a few days of excessive heat in the middle of the coming week.
Morning lows will be in the mid-70s, with highs at or near 100 into next week.
A weak trough passing north of Las Vegas will bring some gusty winds as the only blemish on a Memorial Day weekend forecast, says the National Weather Service.
The Nevada Highway Patrol responded to 169 crashes Thursday as a result of the rainfall in the Las Vegas Valley.
The National Weather Service has issued a hard freeze warning for the Las Vegas Valley overnight Sunday and into Monday morning.
The weekend will be cool and windy before next week brings another chance for rain to the valley, according to the National Weather Service.
Residents can expect a warm and sunny weekend before the valley starts to cool down again, according to the National Weather Service.
Over the past 24 hours, storms dumped an inch and a half of rain near Cottonwood Cove Road, causing the road to close due to flash flooding, according to a Lake Mead news release.
The start of monsoon season used to be something to dread in the flood-prone neighborhood along the Las Vegas Wash near Sahara Avenue and Nellis Boulevard. Now residents there can simply enjoy the rain — and a reduction in their insurance rates.
As firefighters worked to put out the 445-acre Lovell Canyon fire in the mountains west of the Las Vegas valley Tuesday afternoon, 11 small, separate fires were sparked during a storm that showered the area in lightning strikes.
The U.S. Forest Service reported Tuesday that the Lovell Canyon fire had spread to 445 acres, but as of 4:15 p.m. it had been 95 percent contained, according to a tweet from Humboldt Toiyabe.
Las Vegas residents watching their electric meter spin away in the current heat wave can take advantage of a program called PowerShift from NV Energy to save money on their utility bills while still keeping their homes cool and comfortable.
It’s going to be a scorching summer in Southern Nevada, and state parks and recreation areas are rolling out fire restrictions with the hope of preventing man-made wildfires.
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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.
The weekend highs will be a bit above normal before a few days of excessive heat in the middle of the coming week.
Morning lows will be in the mid-70s, with highs at or near 100 into next week.
A weak trough passing north of Las Vegas will bring some gusty winds as the only blemish on a Memorial Day weekend forecast, says the National Weather Service.
