Don’t count on that quite yet, but next week will certainly be cooler, according to the National Weather Service.
Las Vegas Weather
Three major fires east of Los Angeles — the Bridge Fire, the Line Fire and the Airport Fire — have been sending smoke and ash into the air.
A lung doctor at Mountain View Hospital said he was seeing more patients with pollution-related concerns Wednesday and advises locals to stay inside and hydrated.
Evacuation orders have been extended to include South Reno as heavy winds grow the blaze and stifle some firefighting efforts on Wednesday.
Southern Nevada residents noticed they had seen ash falling from the sky. Monitoring sites from Jean to Mesquite showed unhealthy air during most of the day.
The 1947 record might be broken Wednesday as the National Weather Service forecasts a high near 100 with a red flag warning.
Though there’s some containment, winds of more than 40 mph are expected to cause the fire to grow rapidly and move at least three miles.
Nearly eight-tenths of an inch of rain fell in 30 minutes at Harris Springs, just east of Mount Charleston. Some southwest valley areas were getting light rain around 4 p.m.
The average 24-hour temperature at Death Valley National Park this summer was 104.5 degrees.
The smoke is expected to be most noticeable from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
The scorching temperatures that set numerous records in Las Vegas this summer are lingering after Labor Day.
“We blew (the summer) record out of the water,” National Weather Service meteorologist Morgan Stessman said.
Wildfires will be discussed in the Nevada Legislature in 2025. But there may be no new legislation protecting workers from the heat.
The record of consecutive days reaching 100 or higher, set in 1944, is 66, said National Weather Service meteorologist Clay Morgan.
Rain showers or thunderstorms are a 20 percent possibility Thursday in the Las Vegas Valley, says the National Weather Service.
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Don’t count on that quite yet, but next week will certainly be cooler, according to the National Weather Service.
Southern Nevada residents noticed they had seen ash falling from the sky. Monitoring sites from Jean to Mesquite showed unhealthy air during most of the day.
The average 24-hour temperature at Death Valley National Park this summer was 104.5 degrees.
The smoke is expected to be most noticeable from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
