High temperatures Thursday will reach 100 in most parts of the Las Vegas Valley with increasing afternoon winds, the National Weather Service says.
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Marvin joined Reviewjournal.com in March 2019 after a 7.5-year stint on the assignment desk at KSNV News 3. He started his newspaper career (via school of hard knocks) several decades ago in Utah after service in the U.S. Air Force, and eventually spent 25 years in the Chicago newspaper market before the industry downsizing in 2011 made him and wife Julie move West. They have six children and 12 grandchildren still enjoying Midwest winters/summers.
The Las Vegas Valley’s break from hot weather is about to end as high pressure takes over following an early week cold front.
Under a sunny sky, the high should reach 89 while winds decrease to 5 to 10 mph, the National Weather Service says.
Enjoy the cooler weather while you can because it won’t last long, says the National Weather Service.
Relief from a three-day heat wave will begin Friday, albeit with gusts up to 30 mph.
A boater from Phoenix is dead and another boater is in critical condition after two boats collided nearly head-on late Wednesday on Lake Havasu.
The hottest day of a heat wave is expected to bring windy conditions and a high of 107 degrees Thursday, the National Weather Service says.
As high pressure holds over the region, the high temperature in Las Vegas is expected to move up 2 to 3 degrees Wednesday, the National Weather Service says.
Warming conditions will continue in Las Vegas all week with a high of 103 forecast Tuesday, the National Weather Service says.
Residents can cool down at more than 60 parks in Southern Nevada that include splash pads.
Temperatures will be 6-12 degrees above normal all week in the Las Vegas Valley, according to the National Weather Service.
Sunny skies, steady winds gusting up to 20 mph and a high near 98 are forecast for Las Vegas on Sunday by the National Weather Service.
Las Vegas temperatures are forecast to stay just below the century mark this weekend after a three-day heat spell saw them climb to an unseasonable 108.
A nuclear reactor vessel, soon to be the largest load to ever travel a Nevada road, arrived Thursday by train and will be switched at Apex to a 45-axle specially built vehicle.
Temperatures will approach record highs again Thursday as a three-day heat wave bakes the Las Vegas region.