Wind gusts accompany typical Vegas heat

Tourists walk past the fountain on a hot day near Venetian hotel-casino on Las Vegas Boulevard Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Las Vegas should hit a high of 104 degrees, about average for a mid-summer day. BIZUAYEHU TESFAYE/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL / FOLLOW HIM: @ BIZUTESFAYE

Tourists walk on a hot day on the Strip near Venetian hotel-casino Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Las Vegas should hit a high of 104 degrees, about average for a mid-summer day. BIZUAYEHU TESFAYE/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL / FOLLOW HIM: @ BIZUTESFAYE

Tourists take a gondola ride on a hot day at the Venetian Grand Canal Shoppes on Las Vegas Boulevard Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Las Vegas should hit a high of 104 degrees, about average for a mid-summer day. BIZUAYEHU TESFAYE/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL / FOLLOW HIM: @ BIZUTESFAYE

A tourist poses for a photo on a hot day near the fountain in front of the Venetian hotel-casino on Las Vegas Boulevard Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Las Vegas should hit a high of 104 degrees, about average for a mid-summer day. BIZUAYEHU TESFAYE/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL / FOLLOW HIM: @ BIZUTESFAYE

Tourists are seen through misters as they stand in line on a hot day to buy show tickets at TIX 4TONIGHT on Las Vegas Boulevard near the Venetian hotel-casino Wednesday, July 29, 2015. Las Vegas should hit a high of 104 degrees, about average for a mid-summer day. BIZUAYEHU TESFAYE/LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL / FOLLOW HIM: @ BIZUTESFAYE

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By Chris Kudialis Las Vegas Review-Journal

July 29, 2015 - 5:52 pm

Wednesday was another hot, sunny day in the Las Vegas Valley, with a side of wind.

Temperatures reached 104 degrees at 1:25 p.m., said National Weather Service meteorologist Stan Czyzyk. That's the average for July 29.

Wind blew at about 15-20 mph and some gusts in the southern valley reached 30 mph, Czyzyk said.

Thursday should see similar conditions and if monsoonal moisture moves in, Czyzyk said, the valley could see rain and thunderstorms on Friday.

Chance of rain on Friday is 20 percent, Czyzyk said.

Contact Chris Kudialis at ckudialis@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0283. Find him on Twitter: @kudialisrj.

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