Tornado touches down in Southern California — VIDEO
Not quite as rare as a dust devil on the Strip, a tornado touched down in the Southern California desert on Tuesday.
Las Vegas was seeing hazy conditions on Sunday thanks to the Post Fire north of Los Angeles which started Saturday afternoon.
Atomic Golf customers had called its bays “stifling.” The off-Strip facility said it has fixed its system and is offering guests other ways to stay cool.
After two days of official 108 highs, Thursday and Friday are projected to reach around 106. Winds could gust to 22 mph Thursday, giving a blow dryer feel to the day.
The forecast high for central Las Vegas is 108 on Tuesday and 109 on Wednesday, both just below record highs for the dates.
“Dangerously hot conditions,” are forecast by the National Weather Service for Tuesday morning through Wednesday evening.
Harry Reid International Airport set more records during a weeklong heat wave in early June.
In and around Las Vegas City Hall, people were going about their days as usual during the record-breaking heat wave in early June.
The Friday high should be around 109 with slightly lower temperatures on Saturday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
The official airport measuring station reached 108 by 4 p.m. Wednesday. Thursday may top out at 112.
The heat wave may set a record for the earliest 110-degree reading at the Las Vegas airport. Area cooling centers will be open Wednesday through Friday.