It appears the first 100-degree April reading at McCarran International Airport just wasn’t meant to be. Or maybe it will happen Thursday.
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The National Weather Service recorded the temperature at about 4 p.m. at its official measuring station at McCarran International Airport.
For the first time since records have been kept, Las Vegas is expected to reach 100 degrees in April.
Temperatures will be about 20 degrees above normal this week during the first excessive heat warning of the year.
The quick climb from below-average April temperatures to triple digits this week has the Las Vegas office of the National Weather Service concerned.
McCarran International Airport has never reached 100 degrees during April, but that may change with a forecast high of 102 on Wednesday.
The Las Vegas Valley has gone from a cool early April to end the month with an excessive heat watch next week.
A slight disturbance will bring windy conditions Friday and drop the high temperature in Las Vegas several degrees.
If it hasn’t felt like summer to you, it probably will before Thursday is over.
Wednesday will be the warmest day of 2020, beginning a warming trend that will see temperatures in Las Vegas approach 100 degrees by early next week.