Windy conditions eased Friday across the Las Vegas Valley, but gusts of 30 mph were hitting several areas.
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.
One ticket purchased in Pennsylvania had all the correct numbers for the $515 million Mega Millions jackpot on Friday night.
Wind velocities on Friday will be about half of what they were on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
About 100 NV Energy customers in the Las Vegas area were without power Thursday evening after 3,600 were out during the afternoon.
Gusty winds up to 45 mph mph are expected across Las Vegas on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
The official Thursday forecast calls for patchy blowing dust after 2 p.m. with sunny conditions.
There is a slight chance of rain in the Las Vegas Valley on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
Saturday will bring afternoon winds gusting near 35 mph and a high near 94 in Las Vegas, according to the National Weather Service.
Nobody won the $430 million Mega Millions jackpot Friday.
Toasty Las Vegas will likely fall a few degrees short of the 100-degree mark on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
Seasonable weather conditions will grace the Las Vegas Valley for Monday and Tuesday before a warming trend, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures just above normal and breezes a bit lighter than Saturday should make Sunday as pleasant day in Las Vegas.
Although not as strong as Friday, gusty winds will be felt in the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday, according to the latest National Weather Service forecast.
A Las Vegas attorney said she was one of at least five people with a Friday afternoon COVID-19 vaccination appointment at Cashman Center who arrived to find a shuttered facility.
Gusting winds up to 30-35 mph will blow through the Las Vegas Valley Friday afternoon and evening, according to the National Weather Service.