Temperatures climbing, heating up Las Vegas Valley

The morning sun rays pierce through the Bliss Dance sculpture at The Park near T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip, Wednesday, May 11, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

Tourists check out the Bliss Dance sculpture at The Park near T-Mobil Arena on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

A couple from Ireland, who declined to give their name, enjoy a sunny morning outside New York-New York in Las Vegas on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

A couple walk under the Bliss Dance sculpture at The Park near T-Mobil Arena on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

A tourist from Ireland, who declined to give her name, enjoys a sunny morning outside New York-New York in Las Vegas on Wednesday, May 11, 2016. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye)

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By RAVEN JACKSON and CHRISTIAN BERTOLACCINI LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

May 11, 2016 - 6:39 pm

Las Vegas Valley residents saw warmer weather Wednesday, and temperatures promise to be even hotter by the weekend.

Wednesday saw a high temperature of 86 degrees with a low of 69 degrees, National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Harrison said.

Thursday’s high temperature is expected to be 93 degrees, and Friday’s high is likely to be 98 degrees, he said.

Saturday and Sunday are expected to have high temperatures in the 90s and wind speeds ranging from 10-20 mph, Harrison said.

Rain is not expected for the next week with “pretty much just sunshine” in store for the Las Vegas Valley, National Weather Service meteorologist Nathan Foster said.

Contact Raven Jackson at rjackson@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @ravenmjackson on Twitter. Contact Christian Bertolaccini at cbertolaccini@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Find @bertolaccinic on Twitter.

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