Cold front will bring windy conditions Thursday in Las Vegas

A Southwest Airlines plane flies under rainbow sky as it approaches McCarran International Airport on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Las Vegas. Windy conditions are expected Thursday afternoon and evening as a cold front moves through the Las Vegas Valley. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

A Sun Country Airlines plane flies under cloudy sky as it approaches McCarran International Airport on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, in Las Vegas. Windy conditions are expected Thursday afternoon and evening as a cold front moves through the Las Vegas Valley. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

Cloudy skies linger in the Las Vegas Valley on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019. Windy conditions are expected Thursday afternoon and evening as a cold front moves through the Las Vegas Valley. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

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Windy conditions are expected Thursday afternoon and evening as a cold front moves through the Las Vegas Valley.

Thursday will start out calm, but winds are expected to gust up to 26 mph during the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service forecast.

Skies will be sunny and high temperatures in the upper 80s are expected.

Winds may moderate a bit Thursday night, but gusts are expected to be about 20 mph with a overnight low in the mid-50s.

Friday will be sunny with a high near 78. Winds from 5 to 9 mph in the morning will calm in the afternoon.

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