The National Weather Service is forecasting unseasonably cold temperatures this weekend across the Las Vegas Valley, with rain once again in the forecast during the middle of next week.
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The National Weather Service said Saturday’s high temperature is projected to be 48 degrees with a low of 33 degrees. That forecasted high temperature is just off the record low high of 47 degrees set in 2006.
Thanksgiving Day brought rain showers throughout the Las Vegas Valley and dumped fresh snow on the Spring Mountains.
Snow started to fall Wednesday morning as a winter storm moved into the Spring Mountains and Sheep Range near Las Vegas.
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.
The National Weather Service expects rain in the Las Vegas Valley and snow for Mt. Charleston from Wednesday through Friday. That could impact holiday travelers.
The weekend forecast calls for sunny skies and high temperatures in the low 60s, close to the seasonal norms in the Las Vegas Valley.
Widespread rainfall late Tuesday and Wednesday — the first for the Las Vegas area in two months — led to water rescues, traffic tie-ups and power outages across the valley.
Wednesday’s high should drop to 61, with an 85 percent chance of rain that is expected to linger into Friday.
As for the amount of rain expected, “there’s still an awful lot of uncertainty,” said Clay Morgan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.