The Las Vegas Valley could see snow this week as a major winter storm heads toward the Great Basin just in time for Thanksgiving, according to the National Weather Service.
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There’s a 20 percent chance for showers and thunderstorms on Labor Day. Winds will stay calm through the day but should increase at night, gusting up to 20 mph.
The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat watch for the Las Vegas Valley that’s effective from Tuesday morning to Wednesday evening.
Sunday’s forecast high is 101 degrees, the weather service said, with light winds in the evening that should stay between 5-10 mph.
An excessive heat warning remains in effect until 8 p.m. Monday, which has a forecast high of 112, the National Weather Service said.
The Las Vegas Valley will stay hot and sunny this week, according to the National Weather Service. And conditions may get gusty Tuesday.
In 1999, billions of gallons of rain fell over the valley over about an hour in a 100-year storm that killed two people, left many homeless and caused millions of dollars in damage.
The weather service has issued an excessive heat watch that will go into effect Tuesday at 10 a.m. and will last through 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Temperatures will rise steadily over the next few days, weather service meteorologist Barry Pierce said.
A potentially record-setting cool Memorial Day will precede a warming trend through the rest of the week, according to the National Weather Service.