Sunny, dry weather in store for weekend in Las Vegas Valley

Clouds loom over Red Rock Canyon on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Rain drops on a car windshield are seen in traffic jam during rainstorm on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Clouds loom between mountains at Red Rock on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Clouds loom over Red Rock Canyon on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Clouds loom around Red Rock Canyon on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Clouds loom over Red Rock Canyon on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Clouds loom over Red Rock Canyon on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Clouds loom over Red Rock Canyon on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

A student at St. Viator Elementary School walks to school during rainstorm on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Clouds settle over the Spring Mountains west of the Las Vegas Valley on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

A woman walks her dog as clouds loom over Red Rock Canyon on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Tom Romand and his daughter Gabriella take a picture as clouds loom over Red Rock Canyon on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Clouds loom over Red Rock Canyon on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

Bicyclists ride their bikes as clouds loom over Red Rock Canyon on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, in Las Vegas. Bizuayehu Tesfaye Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye

The National Weather Service is predicting a sunny and dry weekend as a storm system that brought showers in the Las Vegas Valley moves on.

Rain will taper off late Friday morning as cloud cover over the valley gradually decreases, the weather service said. Friday’s high temperature is forecast at 59 degrees.

“Just a few spotty showers early this morning,” said meteorologist John Adair. “The storm system responsible for it all is slowly moving across Arizona, so we’re on the back side of it and clearing behind it.”

Saturday and Sunday will be sunny with highs of 60 degrees on both days, followed by partly cloudy skies and highs of 62 and 61, respectively, on Monday and Tuesday, according to the weather service.

Overnight lows Friday through Tuesday will hover in the lower 40s.

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