Harry Reid International Airport set more records during a weeklong heat wave in early June.
Las Vegas Weather
In and around Las Vegas City Hall, people were going about their days as usual during the record-breaking heat wave in early June.
The Friday high should be around 109 with slightly lower temperatures on Saturday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
The official airport measuring station reached 108 by 4 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday may top out at 112.
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.
Winds gusting to 140 mph through Sierra Nevada passes ahead of a powerful Pacific storm damaged homes and a church in South Lake Tahoe, closed schools, and grounded commercial airline flights in Reno.
Building a snowman at Mount Charleston or the Sheep Range this weekend will be possible, but skiing and snowboard probably won’t happen — yet.
The sun began peeking through clouds over Las Vegas on Friday after two days of thick fog cover, bringing pleasantly warm temperatures throughout the day.
The Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard resort is feeling the impact of inclement weather, according to spokeswoman Veronica Kawka.
Las Vegas took on a San Franciscan ambience Thursday as the dense fog that shrouded the Las Vegas Valley overnight disrupted operations at McCarran International Airport, delaying flights by an average 3½ hours, Clark County Aviation Department officials said.
A dayslong storm took a parting shot as it moved out of drought-stricken California Thursday, dumping more heavy rain that triggered flash floods and stranded more than three dozen people in their cars.
Dense fog temporarily closed Red Rock Canyon Loop on Wednesday afternoon and was expected to blanket parts of the Las Vegas area until Thursday morning.
Don’t leave home without an umbrella and a coat on Tuesday because rain is likely coming to the valley, according to the National Weather Service.
Rain hit the Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday, leaving roads slick and the air cool.
November weather continued its warm streak in Las Vegas on Saturday, breaking the 2000 record high temperature of 74 by 4 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
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Harry Reid International Airport set more records during a weeklong heat wave in early June.
The Friday high should be around 109 with slightly lower temperatures on Saturday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
The official airport measuring station reached 108 by 4 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday may top out at 112.
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.
