Light rain was falling mostly across the southeast valley at 5 p.m. Saturday. Snow flurries began after sunset at Lee Canyon and were expected all night.
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Some Las Vegas residents woke up to a white Thursday as snow fell in parts of the valley.
Snow could greet Las Vegas Valley motorists Thursday morning, says the National Weather Service.
The coldest temperatures of the winter are forecast this week for the Las Vegas region.
With winds gusting to 37 mph and a temperature of 43, the wind chill dropped to 32 degrees at Harry Reid International Airport at 7:20 a.m. Sunday. It was 30 at Kyle Canyon.
The windy conditions across the region eased slightly on Friday. Gusts to 21 mph were reported.
Overnight lows across the valley could fall to freezing or lower with highs in the 50s during the coming week.
Up to 9 inches of snow fell in Kyle and Lee canyons of the Spring Mountains on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.
December ended with a record daily temperature (the mean average high and low each day) of 53.2 degrees.
Many Las Vegas days share similar weather traits. Scorching heat, blazing sunshine and limited rain are common, but there are times when our weather goes to the extremes.
The Weather Service said in an X post that this will be the first New Year’s Eve in three years in Las Vegas without rain or gusty winds.
Mother Nature delivered travel obstacles in Southern Nevada on Friday, with Christmas only a few days away.
Rain chances forecast to increase each day in advance of a sunny Christmas Day.
Saturday will start mostly cloudy before clearing and a high near 65 with mostly calms winds, says the Las Vegas office of the National Weather Service.
A wind advisory runs until 4 p.m. Saturday, says the National Weather Service.