Unseasonably cool Memorial Day in Las Vegas Valley forecast

Las Vegas Review-Journal

6 years ago

Eli Reyes, 10, left, plays with his brother Alec Reyes, 5, at Bicentennial Park in Boulder City ... — Eli Reyes, 10, left, plays with his brother Alec Reyes, 5, at Bicentennial Park in Boulder City, Sunday, May 26, 2019. Gusty winds and a chance for storms will continue through Sunday night, but Memorial Day should be sunny with light, calm winds and a high near 72. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

Alec Reyes, 5, climbs the monkey bars with his brother Eli Reyes, 10, right, at Bicentennial Park in Boulder City, Sunday, May 26, 2019. Gusty winds and a chance for storms will continue through Sunday night, but Memorial Day should be sunny with light, calm winds and a high near 72. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

Michelle Reyes plays with her daughter Yhani Reyes, 2, at Bicentennial Park in Boulder City, Sunday, May 26, 2019. Gusty winds and a chance for storms will continue through Sunday night, but Memorial Day should be sunny with light, calm winds and a high near 72. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

Lake Mead in Boulder City, Sunday, May 26, 2019. Gusty winds and a chance for storms will continue through Sunday night, but Memorial Day should be sunny with light, calm winds and a high near 72. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @rookie__rae

The eaks of Mount Charleston and Lee Canyon Ski area are covered in early morning snow Sunday, May 26, 2019. (Nathan Asselin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A potentially record-setting cool Memorial Day will precede a warming trend through the rest of the week, according to the National Weather Service.

The high temperature on Monday in the Las Vegas Valley is forecast at 72 degrees, a full 20 degrees cooler than the average high for this time of year, meteorologist Barry Pierce said. It would also mark the coolest high temperature for May 27 in the valley’s history; the previous record stands at 73 degrees and was set in 1971.

“It’ll be close,” Pierce said.

A 20 percent chance of showers accompanies the valley’s cool weather, and cooler, wetter weather is also likely for the mountains west of the valley.

The weather service has issued a winter weather advisory for Mount Charleston that will remain in effect until 11 a.m. Monday. About 2-5 inches of snow are expected, and residential areas like Lee and Kyle canyons are likely to see snow snowfall, the weather service said.

Those looking to spend their holiday outdoors and in the mountains might consider changing their plans, Pierce suggested.

“It’s not gonna be a real good day to do that,” Pierce said.

On Tuesday, the high for the day rises to about 81, the weather service said. Wednesday’s forecast high is 85, with a slight chance for showers.

Thursday’s high will rise to near 88 degrees, and highs will break into the 90s again on Friday with a forecast high of 90.

Contact Max Michor at mmichor@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0365. Follow @MaxMichor on Twitter. Review-Journal staff writer Mike Shoro contributed to this report.