The official airport measuring station reached 108 by 4 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday may top out at 112.
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A cat and two dogs were found dead after a house fire Tuesday morning in the east Las Vegas Valley.
The heat wave may set a record for the earliest 110-degree reading at the Las Vegas airport. Area cooling centers will be open Wednesday through Friday.
The weekend highs will be a bit above normal before a few days of excessive heat in the middle of the coming week.
The collision occurred about 6 p.m. at 300 North City Parkway near Interstate 15, according to police.
An 18-year-old riding a skateboard who was struck nearly two weeks ago in the northwest Las Vegas Valley has died.
Morning lows will be in the mid-70s, with highs at or near 100 into next week.
As of Monday evening, the normal backup from southwest Las Vegas to Primm showed traffic moving more than 70 mph, according to sigalert.com.
The fire, first reported shortly before noon, was just off State Route 160, some 7 miles east of Mountain Springs.
A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle early Memorial Day morning on Buffalo Drive, just south of the 215 beltway, police said.
A boy is in critical condition after being struck by a 2023 Polaris Slingshot, which is a roadster-style, three-wheeled motorcycle, on Sunday.
A motorcyclist died in a crash involving another vehicle in the southeast valley.
Harry Reid International Airport said its parking was in “high demand” this weekend, and expected Terminal 1 long term and economy parking to be at capacity.
A weak trough passing north of Las Vegas will bring some gusty winds as the only blemish on a Memorial Day weekend forecast, says the National Weather Service.
Circle K is offering motorists a way to save on gasoline ahead of the long Memorial Day holiday weekend.