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Cold front invades valley, bringing showers and small hail

The Las Vegas Valley saw light showers and small hail Friday, the National Weather Service said.

The valley should see an array of weather through the weekend with rain and wind and clouds.

Friday’s temperatures reached a high of 60 degrees and a low of 42 degrees.

The Spring Mountains will be sprinkled with about an inch of snow at the higher elevations, but no snow is expected in the valley, according to Weather Service meteorologist Chad Shafer.

Saturday will be cooler with a high of 56, but it will be a nice, dry day with some light winds.

Sunday is expected to warm up a little to a high of 59, but another series of storms will roll in bringing some strong winds from the southwest. Winds are expected to be strongest in the evening with gusts between 30 and 40 mph.

Review-Journal writer Ricardo Torres contributed to this report. Contact Lawren Linehan at llinehan@reviewjournal.com or at 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @lawrenlinehan.

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