Rain, wind expected Sunday in Las Vegas Valley

By RAVEN JACKSON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

9 years ago

The Stratosphere tower is seen from SLS hotel-casino parking lot in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

Patrons enjoy al fresco dining during the warm weather at Sambalatte at Boca Park in Las Vegas on Friday, March 4, 2016. Fridayճ forecast is mostly sunny with a high of 79 and a low of 57 degrees. Saturday is expected to be partly sunny with a high of 78-degrees. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Ducks are seen swimming at the West Sahara Lake during warm weather in Las Vegas on Friday, March 4, 2016. Fridayճ forecast is mostly sunny with a high of 79 and a low of 57 degrees. Saturday is expected to be partly sunny with a high of 78-degrees. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

Patrons enjoy al fresco dining during the warm weather at Leone Cafe at Tivoli Village in Las Vegas on Friday, March 4, 2016. Fridayճ forecast is mostly sunny with a high of 79 and a low of 57 degrees. Saturday is expected to be partly sunny with a high of 78-degrees. Martin S. Fuentes/Las Vegas Review-Journal

The Las Vegas Valley’s recent warm temperatures are expected to drastically decrease this weekend as stormy winds move in Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

Friday saw a high of 79 and a low of 57 degrees, weather service meteorologist Nathan Foster said.

Saturday is expected to be mostly cloudy, and have a 78 degree high and 58 degree low.

The high for Sunday should reach 67, with mostly cloudy skies and a 60 percent chance of rain, according to the weather service. The weather service has issued a wind advisory for Sunday, especially between the times of noon and 8 p.m. with expected wind gusts up to 45 mph, meteorologist Reid Wilcott said.

The high temperature is expected to drop to 60 degrees by Monday with a 40 percent chance of showers, according to the weather service.

Review-Journal writer Christian Bertolaccini contributed to this report. Contact Raven Jackson at rjackson@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @ravenmjackson. Contact Christian Bertolaccini at 702-383-0381. Find him on Twitter: @bertolaccinic.