Gusty winds, temperature drop headed to Las Vegas Valley
By Rio Lacanlale Las Vegas Review-Journal
Ezekyal Anderson of Bastorp, La., and now living in Las Vegas, 18, left, and Keton Jones, of Chicago, Ill., and now living in Las Vegas, 25, right, play a pick-up basketball game at the Andre Agassi Boys and Girls Club in Las Vegas, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Ezekyal Anderson of Bastorp, La., and now living in Las Vegas, 18, left, jumps for a rebound during a pick-up basketball game as Derick Brass of Las Vegas, 28, right, watches at the Andre Agassi Boys and Girls Club in Las Vegas, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Light clouds form above Resorts World Las Vegas, the former site of Stardust, on the Las Vegas Strip, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area as seen from the Las Vegas Strip, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
Clouds form above the Stratosphere tower on the Las Vegas Strip, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Richard Brian Las Vegas Review-Journal @vegasphotograph
A boy stands between a fence and a wall as he watches a pick-up basketball game at the Andre Agassi Boys and Girls Club in Las Vegas, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Keton Jones, of Chicago, Ill., 25, sits as he takes a break after playing a pick-up basketball game at the Andre Agassi Boys and Girls Club in Las Vegas, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
People play a pick-up basketball game at the Andre Agassi Boys and Girls Club in Las Vegas, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Shadows of firefighters are casted on a fence along Bonanza Road in Las Vegas, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
A lone palm tree stands tall in downtown Las Vegas, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
A man rides his bike past a boat parked along a residential street in Las Vegas, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
People wait to cross Las Vegas Boulevard at Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
People cross Las Vegas Boulevard at Sahara Avenue in Las Vegas, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. Joel Angel Juarez Las Vegas Review-Journal @jajuarezphoto
Forecast highs this week will hover a few degrees above normal despite a cold front moving into the Las Vegas Valley, according to the National Weather Service.
After Sunday’s 78-degree high, which is more than 15 degrees above the average 62-degree high for this time of year, forecast highs are expected to dip below 70.
Increasing winds are forecast Sunday night between 15 and 20 mph ahead of a wind advisory Monday.
“Monday will be the windiest day of the week,” meteorologist Clay Morgan said of the potential gusts over 40 mph. The wind advisory for Monday will be in effect 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. and will be paired with a high near 69.
A cold front sweeping the valley Tuesday will push winds out of the valley, Morgan said, and “that’s when we’ll really feel the cooler weather.”
The morning low Tuesday should be 46 degrees, and will warm up to a high of only 63 during the day. Highs near 66 degrees are forecast Wednesday through Friday with morning lows each day in the mid-40s.
No rain is expected through Friday, “but it may get a little wet during the weekend,” Morgan said.
