The airport unofficially reached 100 degrees by 8:45 a.m. Satuday and rose to 115 just at 2:30 p.m. as the heat streak boils on. The record for the date was 114 in 1937.
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Burn and illness cases mount as summer of extreme heat nears — and may exceed — record of consecutive days at 110 or hotter.
Las Vegas could possibly tie or surpass its all-time stretch for consecutive days with 110-degree or higher temperatures.
An isolated thunderstorm and flash flooding were reported in Henderson on Monday afternoon.
The Las Vegas heat record could be tied or perhaps broken as a prolonged heat wave suffocates entire region.
With the potentially deadly heat of July settling over the region, it’s best to be prepared to protect you and others.
The Friday forecast is for moderate ozone levels with good quality air for particulate matter, said the Clark County Division of Air Quality.
The temperature peaked at 112 degrees at 2 p.m. Monday at Harry Reid International Airport, two degrees hotter than Sunday.
Excessive heat over the region is expected to increase a few degrees Sunday and Monday. Cooling stations remain open.
An excessive heat warning begins Saturday and runs through late Monday for the Las Vegas region.
The mercury at the airport last reached 100 degrees at 105 on Sept. 8, 2022.
Record streak of sub-100 days for Las Vegas Valley expected to end Friday.
Extreme heat conditions will blanket the Las Vegas region this weekend, says the National Weather Service.
The July-September outlook calls for “warmer than normal temps” and “the potential for normal-to-below normal precipitation,” said the National Weather Service.
Harry Reid International Airport hit 97 degrees Monday, which means Las Vegas has failed to reach 100 degrees for 291 straight days.
Las Vegas may set a record for consecutive days below 100 next week, says the weather service.
The National Weather Service issued a wind advisory in southern and central Nevada.