Expect triple digit temps with a chance of storms midweek in Las Vegas

By Cassandra Taloma Las Vegas Review-Journal

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A man jogs on a cloudy day on Paradise Rd. near Howard Hughes Pkwy., on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizu Tesfaye on Twitter @bizutesfaye

Tourists walk on a hot day on the Strip near Venetian hotel-casino Wednesday, July 29, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Justin Henderson, right, his son Julian (6), second right, his daughter Savana (4) and his wife Candice, all of Austin, Texas stand on a hot day under a huge umbrella as they visit the Springs Preserve on 333 S Valley View Blvd, in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Jake Donaldson (10), right, his sister Jenna (8), center, and his brother Hank (4), left, play on a hot day at unnamed sculpture as they visit the Springs Preserve on 333 S Valley View Blvd, in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Emma Ambrose (8) plays on a hot day at the YMCA pool on 4141 Meadows Ln in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Heath Shim (9) plays on a hot day at the YMCA pool on 4141 Meadows Ln in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. It‘ll be another sunny day in the Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday with an expected high near 110 degrees. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Children including Emma Ambrose (8), left, and Heath Shim (9), second right, play on a hot day at the YMCA pool on 4141 Meadows Ln in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

It’s a normal August summer in the Las Vegas Valley, with temperatures in the lower spectrum of the infamous triple-digit weather.

The valley’s normal temperature around this time is 103 degrees and according to the National Weather Service, we’ll be right at that number and even slightly below this week.

Monday and Tuesday highs will range in the 100- to 103- degree range with lows in the lower 80s, meteorologist Mike Paddock said. Some south winds could shake things up for Monday with 10 to 15 mph winds and gusts up to 20 to 25 mph.

A slight chance for moisture will pop up midweek, possibly dropping temperatures as low as 99 degrees, Paddock said.

That “cool-down” will happen just before things really start to heat up for the weekend as temperatures start climbing up to 105.

Contact Cassandra Taloma at ctaloma@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @CassandraTaloma