Winds were gusting to 50 mph across the Las Vegas Valley on Thursday afternoon.
Las Vegas Weather
Temperatures were 10 degrees below average around Las Vegas on Sunday.
Residents should secure all outdoor objects and be prepared from downed tree limbs and possible power outages.
Clouds will increase Friday and winds will escalate from 9-14 mph in the morning to gusts up to 20 in the afternoon. Skies will be partly cloudy Friday night.
The Wednesday outlook is for a high of 77 with perhaps a degree or two higher on Thursday when winds could gust to 20 mph. The official outlook for Friday is 79.
Lee Canyon and Brian Head are extending their winter sports seasons as the Spring Mountains get ready for more snow to fall this weekend.
Saturday morning will be chilly and may be wet before afterenoon clearing begins, says the National Weather Service. Lee Canyon recorded 21 inches of snow since Wednesday.
Though snowpack in the Upper Colorado River Basin isn’t as impressive as last year, the National Weather Service said there is good news this year.
While many states are experiencing record warmth, Las Vegas and the Southwest are sticking fairly close to normal winter temperatures.
Unlike last weekend’s windstorm of historic proportions, this weekend in Las Vegas is forecast to be sweet, sunny and in the 70s.
The Magical Forest tree, which was secured with a concrete base and crane, could not withstand the strong winds that hit the Las Vegas Valley last week.
After a gusty March weekend, we look back at some of the windiest days ever seen in Las Vegas. Hint: One notable storm happened in the 1980s.
It was a weekend of high winds, power outages, and downed trees throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
A blizzard that closed highways and ski resorts had moved through the Sierra Nevada but forecasters warned that more snow was on the way for Northern California.
A late Saturday gust of 76 mph was recorded at Blue Diamond. Earlier in the day, North Las Vegas Airport recorded a 71 mph gust with other airports not far behind.