Bad weather, heavier travel schedules increase Sunday flight troubles
Ferocious winter weather loomed across much of the U.S. on Sunday, spreading Arctic cold and snow from coast to coast.
However, Las Vegas was enjoying seasonable temperatures and sunny skies — even if airlines and travelers at Harry Reid International Airport were experiencing some troubles.
As of 2:30 p.m., the Las Vegas airport had seen 132 flight delays and 32 canceled flights in or out of the airport on Sunday.
Nationwide, the numbers were 19,761 delays and 2,109 cancellations. Both were on pace to well exceed Saturday’s numbers, not a surprise because of usually heavier Sunday flight schedules.
Travelers are advised to check with their airlines for the latest information.
Did someone say WARMER WEATHER? 🌡👀
A warming trends is expected this week, especially after Wednesday when above normal high temperatures are likely in #LasVegas and across the region! #nvwx #azwx #cawx #vegasweather pic.twitter.com/dGxKipEXb6
— NWS Las Vegas (@NWSVegas) January 14, 2024
Las Vegas was expected to see a high near 58 in the central valley today as a warming trend begins.
The closest bad weather to Las Vegas was in the Eastern Sierra Mountains with up to 4 inches of snow and 65 mph wind gusts through early Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
As the three-day Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend began, the forecast for the U.S. was a crazy quilt of color-coded advisories, from an ice storm warning in Oregon to a blizzard warning in the northern Plains, high wind warnings in New Mexico and flood warnings in the mid-Atlantic.
Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com. Follow @VegasMarvRJ on X.