Sunny but cooler this week in the Las Vegas Valley
School crossing guards Rich Basso, left, and DL Berry are bundled up against the cold weather as they wait to assist Elise L. Wolff Elementary School's students Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, in Henderson. Mostly sunny skies are expected in the area. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye)
Patterns of airplane trails crisscross against the blue sky, Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, in Henderson. Mostly sunny skies and light winds are expected in the area. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye)
Mostly sunny skies are expected Tuesday in the Las Vegas Valley, the National Weather Service said.
Tuesday’s high temperature should reach 62 degrees.
Las Vegas “will get pretty chilly” midweek, said meteorologist Chris Outler; temperatures will drop below freezing in parts of the valley Thursday morning.
Forecast highs Wednesday should reach 53 degrees; Thursday, 55 degrees; Friday, 58 degrees; and Saturday and Sunday, 60 degrees, the Weather Service said.
The valley should remain dry throughout the week with “occasional high clouds,” Outler said.
Review-Journal Reporter Rio Lacanlale contributed to this story. Contact Rachel Hershkovitz at rhershkovitz@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @rzhershkovitz on Twitter.
