Las Vegas temperatures will remain 10 to 12 degrees above normal this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Marvin Clemons
Former Digital Content Producer
Gusty winds of 20 mph or more are expected early Thursday in Las Vegas and will probably keep the day’s high temperature short of the century mark.
The last time it hit 100 degrees was Sept. 15, when it reached 102, the National Weather Service tweeted.
Temperatures about 10 to 12 degrees above normal will persist in the Las Vegas Valley for the next week, according to the latest National Weather Service forecast.
Clark County and University Medical Center on Tuesday will launch drive-thru coronavirus testing by appointment only inside a parking garage at The Orleans, an operation that leaders say will soon be duplicated throughout the county.
A warming trend will raise temperatures in the Las Vegas Valley this week.
Sunday’s weather in Las Vegas will be a carbon copy of Saturday — sunny skies, a high in the low 90s and windy conditions.
Windy conditions in the Las Vegas Valley will continue through the weekend with winds gusting close to 25 mph.
After falling short of the 100-degree mark in April, Las Vegas will stay in the mid-90s as May opens.
It appears the first 100-degree April reading at McCarran International Airport just wasn’t meant to be. Or maybe it will happen Thursday.
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The National Weather Service recorded the temperature at about 4 p.m. at its official measuring station at McCarran International Airport.
Temperatures will be about 20 degrees above normal this week during the first excessive heat warning of the year.
The quick climb from below-average April temperatures to triple digits this week has the Las Vegas office of the National Weather Service concerned.
McCarran International Airport has never reached 100 degrees during April, but that may change with a forecast high of 102 on Wednesday.