Warm weather continues, may see break Thursday

Golfers practice their swing during a warm morning at Legacy Golf Club in Henderson, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. The low overnight temperature was a "fair amount warmer than the past few nights" at 54 degrees. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye

Jesse Dunn, left, eludes Angelo DeMunda, both of Las Vegas, as he goes for a touchdown during their flag football match on a warm Presidents Day at Lorenzi Park on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in North Las Vegas. The low overnight temperature was a "fair amount warmer than the past few nights" at 54 degrees. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye

Nicholas Crays, right, tries to avoid a tackle from Angelo DeMunda, left, as they play flag football during a warm Presidents Day at Lorenzi Park on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in North Las Vegas. The low overnight temperature was a "fair amount warmer than the past few nights" at 54 degrees. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye

Angelo DeMunda, right, tries but unable to stop Jesse Dunn, left, during their flag football match on a warm Presidents Day at Lorenzi Park on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in North Las Vegas. The low overnight temperature was a "fair amount warmer than the past few nights" at 54 degrees. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye

A golfer prepares to putt as he plays a round of golf on a warm Presidents Day at Legacy Golf Club in Henderson, Monday, Feb. 15, 2016. The low overnight temperature was a "fair amount warmer than the past few nights" at 54 degrees. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye

People watch a baseball game on a warm Presidents Day at Silver Spring Park on Monday, Feb. 15, 2016, in Henderson. The low overnight temperature was a "fair amount warmer than the past few nights" at 54 degrees. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @bizutesfaye

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Close-to-record highs will continue in the valley until Thursday, when temps will take a nosedive, according to the National Weather Service.

Though Tuesday's morning low will hit 49 degrees, the high is expected to reach 78, just 3 degrees shy of the record-high temperature set in 2014, National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Outler said. Wednesday's high is expected to jump to 80 degrees, Outler said.

But Thursday, the valley will catch a cool break — the high is forecast for 68 degrees; the low 46.

That drop will come after a quick system moves through the valley starting Wednesday night, which will bring cloudy skies and a small chance of precipitation in the mountains, Outler said.

After that, temperatures are expected to return to the springlike conditions Las Vegas has seen for the past few weeks.

Contact Christian Bertolaccini at cbertolaccini@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Find him on Twitter: @bertolaccinic

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