The Spring Mountains are the source of groundwater recharge for Pahrump, where residents rely on domestic wells.
Las Vegas Weather
The average Las Vegas homeowner’s landscape, while certainly not 100 percent fireproof, is less likely to catch fire even in the extreme hot and dry conditions because of home irrigation.
Fire departments from Clark County and elsewhere in Nevada are sending dozens of firefighters to assist in battling deadly wildfires in Southern California.
Wind gusts largely in the upper 30-mph range were felt across much of the Las Vegas Valley but didn’t get much stronger.
Thursday through Friday will see less than 10 hours of daylight and conversely 14 hours when the sun is below the horizon.
After spinning west across the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Erika is finally ready to pay a visit to the islands.
A storm southwest of the valley is bound for Las Vegas, bringing with it a chance for light rain.
Parts of the Las Vegas Valley saw a little rain Tuesday morning.
Summer vacation may be over for most of Clark County School District students, but the summer heat isn’t quite ready to leave.
Sunday’s toasty conditions served as a reminder that it’s still summer.
Temperatures in Las Vegas remained high Saturday, but rain might soon find its way to the valley, the National Weather Service said.
Hazy skies are sticking around, and Clark County remains under an air quality advisory. Smoke from wildfires, especially the Rough Fire, burning just west of the Sierra slopes near Fresno, Calif., will waft in and above the valley through at least Sunday, National Weather Service meteorologist Barry Pierce said.
Hurricane Danny strengthened to a potentially destructive Category 3 storm on Friday, though it had likely reached its peak intensity and remained relatively small and far from land, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.
It took a while, but the first Atlantic hurricane of the year has arrived. A relatively compact Danny strengthened to a Category 1 hurricane on Thursday morning, still more than 1,000 miles east of the eastern Caribbean islands.
An extra orange hue made for a nice sunrise Thursday morning, but it wasn’t so good for air quality.
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The Spring Mountains are the source of groundwater recharge for Pahrump, where residents rely on domestic wells.
The average Las Vegas homeowner’s landscape, while certainly not 100 percent fireproof, is less likely to catch fire even in the extreme hot and dry conditions because of home irrigation.
Fire departments from Clark County and elsewhere in Nevada are sending dozens of firefighters to assist in battling deadly wildfires in Southern California.
Wind gusts largely in the upper 30-mph range were felt across much of the Las Vegas Valley but didn’t get much stronger.
