Las Vegas highs to reach low 100s with increasing winds
High temperatures Thursday will reach 100 in most parts of the Las Vegas Valley with increasing afternoon winds, the National Weather Service says.
The forecast high at McCarran International Airport is 103. Light and variable winds will reach 8 to 13 mph in the morning before gusting to 20 mph in the afternoon.
Stronger winds — gusting to 40 mph — are expected Friday as a cold front comes through the region.
The weekend will be cooler with highs of 92 on Saturday and 96 on Sunday. Winds up to 30 mph are expected Saturday before calmer conditions Sunday.
“It will fall back to the low 90s, which is pretty nice for mid-June,” weather service meteorologist Chris Outler said.
Friday fire watch
A fire-weather watch has been issued for much of the region for Friday. Areas include Lake Mead National Recreation Area, the Colorado River Valley, Death Valley National Park and parts of Inyo, Esmeralda, Nye and Lincoln counties.
South winds of 20 to 30 mph are expected to gust to 50 mph. Combined with humidity of 5 percent to 10 percent, conditions will be right for fires to spread quickly.
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