Harry Reid International Airport set a daily heat record Monday. But don’t expect the warmth to last longer than a few days.
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The mercury at the airport last reached 100 degrees at 105 on Sept. 8, 2022.
The July-September outlook calls for “warmer than normal temps” and “the potential for normal-to-below normal precipitation,” said the National Weather Service.
On Tuesday, the valley set a record high for April 11 at 93 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. It’s the warmest day of 2023.
Skiers and snowboarders celebrated Christmas weekend by hitting the slopes at Lee Canyon on Monday.
The valley has recorded only six days of triple-digit temperatures this month, the National Weather Service said in a tweet. A high of 102 on Wednesday made it seven.
Don’t expect to see much sunshine in the Las Vegas Valley as 2021 comes to a close.
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.
A portion of U.S. Highway 93 was shut down northeast of Las Vegas late Wednesday as monsoonal weather continued to linger in the region.
Las Vegas has set several heat records so far in July, including an all-time high of 117 degrees. Last month was the second-hottest June in the valley’s history.