The official airport measuring station reached 108 by 4 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday may top out at 112.
Las Vegas Weather
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.
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.
Winds gusts up to 35 mph Wednesday in the Las Vegas Valley before pleasant conditions prevail into Sunday.
The forecast weekend temperatures are “quite a bit above average for this time of year,” said Alex Boothe, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
The status quo of the seldom-changing Las Vegas winter weather will continue for at least another week.
Depending on where you’re going this holiday weekend, the temperature could even be “a little bit above normal,” according to the National Weather Service.
A cold front will bring gusts up to 35 mph in Las Vegas late Thursday into Friday. Some snow is likely in the Spring Mountains. Lincoln County will see winds up to 50 mph.
Sunny skies and near normal temperatures are forecast for the Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday and Wednesday before a minor storm front moves in Thursday evening with a chance for precipitation.
The Las Vegas Valley may see its first rainfall of the year this week.
“For the most part, we’re looking at temperatures slightly below normal pretty much through Monday,” said John Salmen, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
A cold front moved through the Las Vegas Valley late Thursday, kicking up wind gusts to 30 mph. The winds should die down by late afternoon for a sunny, albeit cool weekend.
Mild mid-winter weather conditions will greet Southern Nevadans and more than 170,000 visitors to CES in Las Vegas much of this week.
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The official airport measuring station reached 108 by 4 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday may top out at 112.
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.
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.