A winter storm warning that predicts difficult or impossible travel in the Las Vegas Valley region has been issued for 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday.
Marvin Clemons
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.
There’s a solid chance of rain in the valley and snow in the mountains over the weekend before winter temperatures settle into Southern Nevada for an extended stay.
High temperatures are forecast be close to normal the Las Vegas Valley before skies cloud up and a chance of rain arrives late in the weekend.
The Las Vegas Christmas Lights Map works with community members to curate a list/map of the best holiday light displays in Southern Nevada.
A mountain lion spotted this week by far northwest valley residents did not want to leave the neighborhood and had to be put down.
The National Park Service said, in a newsletter, that removing boat launch ramps at five lake locations remains an option.
Las Vegas will go from a 70 on Sunday to highs in the mid-50s much of the week, says the National Weather Service.
Metro detectives are investigating the stabbing death of a man in east Las Vegas.
Sunday is forecast to be the warmest day in Las Vegas over the past month and could be the best for weeks to come.
The weekend will start mostly gray Saturday before clearing in the afternoon and reaching a high temperature near 63, says the National Weather Service.
Lake Mead will be receiving less water in coming months as the Bureau of Reclamation reduces the amount of water released from Lake Powell.
Ironically, the community closest to Hoover Dam uses up to 500 million gallons a year one time and then casts it away — just a few miles from a shrinking Lake Mead.
Winds will be much lighter across the Las Vegas Valley on Friday, says the National Weather Service.
Wind gusts could reach up to 55 mph in the Spring Mountains and Sheep Range tonight, says the National Weather Service.
Wind gusts near 30 mph are possible Monday in the Las Vegas Valley, according to the National Weather Service.