An elevated fire danger is forecast for much of the Las Vegas region for the next two days as record heat slowly drops back to normal, according to the National Weather Service.
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.
A nationwide social media campaign by the FBI began Saturday to secure clues in the recent death of an unidentified boy outside of Las Vegas.
A high pressure system over the Las Vegas region began weakening Saturday as winds gusted close to 30 mph, bringing a bit of relief from record heat.
McCarran International Airport set a record for June 4 with a high of 109 degrees, tying the 1990 record, the weather agency reported Friday.
The high temperature at McCarran International Airport reached 108 about 4:45 p.m. Thursday, breaking the mark of 107 set in 2016.
Have a cool beverage? Might want to pour it over your head to ease record-tying heat expected over the Las Vegas region at least until the weekend.
An extended early June heat wave has started with a Wednesday high of 107, tying an 18-year-old record at McCarran International Airport.
Memorial Day may see the first 100-degree reading in Las Vegas this year, but just barely, says the National Weather Service.
Las Vegas has an outside chance at reaching 100 degrees on Memorial Day weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Airbnb’s party ban that has been in place since last August has been extended to at least the end of summer.
Forget about those cool temperatures Las Vegas had last weekend. It’ll be much warmer during the holiday weekend.
Cool weather may be a thing of the past beginning Monday as Las Vegas warms back to seasonable late-May temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.
An exodus of weekend visitors returning to California is contributing to a 10-mile backup on southbound Interstate 15 between Jean and Primm.
Two inches of snow at higher Mount Charleston elevations will yield to gradually warming temperatures across the region, according to the National Weather Service.
There will be a bit of chill in the air Saturday, but you might be wise to enjoy it in advance of the Las Vegas summer heat.