Unlike last weekend’s windstorm of historic proportions, this weekend in Las Vegas is forecast to be sweet, sunny and in the 70s.
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The nearly week-long storm period delivered 88 inches of snow to the resort in early February.
Under a mostly sunny sky, the Thursday high will be above average with a high of 65 expected before winds increase and bring on cooler temperatures.
Light showers dotted the Spring Mountains and northwest Las Vegas suburbs as of 7:30 p.m. although Regional Flood Control District gauges had not recorded any rain.
Brian Head Resort has delayed its planned winter season opening, but experts say an El Niño weather pattern in the eastern Pacific could prove helpful.
The Friday forecast is for moderate ozone levels with good quality air for particulate matter, said the Clark County Division of Air Quality.
A 20 percent chance of rain at high elevations did produce rain at Mount Charleston on Wednesday.
While not yet at summer levels, the Easter weekend in Las Vegas will be warm, with low 90s early next week.
Some clouds will be in the sky this weekend in Las Vegas, but chances of rain should hold off until Monday, say forecasters.
Winds that may gust to 30 mph Monday will be the first part of a winter storm system that is expected to bring rain to the Las Vegas Valley and snow to the mountains.