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July 2, 2019 - 8:23 am

Updated July 2, 2019 - 11:03 pm

High temperatures in the Las Vegas Valley will hover around the seasonal average of 103 degrees through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

Tuesday reached a high of 104, to be followed by highs near 101 on Wednesday, 100 on Thursday, 102 on Friday, 104 on Saturday and 103 on Sunday. Overnight lows will be around 76 degrees through the period.

Breezy afternoons are forecast through Thursday, with gusts reaching up to 25 mph. Some areas, including the western valley, could see even stronger winds, the weather service said.

Friday and Saturday are expected to be mostly calm, but afternoon winds should return Sunday, with gusts again reaching up to 25 mph.

It will be dry and mostly sunny this week save for “some clouds in the vicinity streaming overhead” on Friday, weather service meteorologist Alex Boothe said.

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