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Cooler temperatures in Las Vegas through Saturday

By KIRA TERRY REVIEWJOURNAL.COM
April 2, 2014 - 4:23 pm
 
Spring wildflowers bloom despite the cold weather on state Route 159 in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area west of Las Vegas on April 2, 2014. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Spring wildflowers bloom despite the cold weather on state Route 159 in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area west of Las Vegas on April 2, 2014. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A cyclist braves the cold weather while riding past some spring wildflowers on state Route 159 in Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area west of Las Vegas on April 2, 2014. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area west of Las Vegas on April 2, 2014. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Spring flowers may be popping up, but temperatures dropped Wednesday as stormy weather moved through the Las Vegas Valley.

And, although the rain is expected to be gone Thursday, temperatures will remain cooler through Saturday.

Weather.com forecasts Wednesday’s high temperature to be just 55 degrees, and as of 4:30 p.m., the temperature was just 54 degrees and mostly cloudy and windy.

Thursday will see a high of 69 degrees with a low of 51 degrees, while Friday’s high will climb to 69 degrees with a low of 48 degrees, and Saturday has a projected high temperature of 71 degrees and a low of 52 degrees.

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