Wednesday reached 109 degrees, and Thursday’s high is set to drop slightly to 106, the National Weather Service said. Thursday is expected to have winds from 15 to 25 mph.
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“So far we have not heard from anybody who has specifically seen our balloon,” National Weather Service meteorologist Ashley Wolf said on Tuesday.
Las Vegas Valley residents will live with another excessive heat warning beginning at 11 a.m. Tuesday and lasting through Thursday night.
Light winds might be the only respite from the above-average temperature conditions that have a strong grip on the Las Vegas Valley.
The Las Vegas Valley is heading into another hot and sunny week with an excessive heat warning on the horizon, the National Weather Service said.
An excessive heat watch was issued Saturday morning to begin Tuesday. The heat watch designation came less than a day after an excessive heat warning ended Friday evening.
The excessive heat warning for the Las Vegas Valley ends at 8 p.m. Friday, but high temperatures will only moderate slightly.
Meteorologists say July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880.
Above-average temperature conditions in the Las Vegas Valley have a 60 percent chance of continuing through mid-September, according to the National Weather Service.
Southern Nevada residents should take precautions this week as an excessive heat warning has been issued through Friday.