Clouds bringing shade, but not cooler temps, to Las Vegas

By Ricardo Torres Las Vegas Review-Journal

9 years ago

A woman holds her umbrella to protect herself from sun as she walks near Bonanza Rd. and Bruce St., on Friday, July 10, 2015. After a week of temperatures cooler than normal, things will start to heat up again by the end of the weekend in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizu Tesfaye on Twitter @bizutesfaye

A man jogs on a cloudy day on Paradise Rd. near Howard Hughes Pkwy., on Thursday, July 9, 2015. Temperatures will drop significantly to 10 degrees below normal — predicted at 94 degrees — as a system more typical for wintertime moves in from the Pacific Ocean on Thursday evening, National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Outler said. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizu Tesfaye on Twitter @bizutesfaye

Tourists walk along the Strip near the Palazzo hotel-casino Friday, July 10, 2015. After a week of cooler temperatures in Las Vegas, things will start to heat up again by the end of the weekend. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizu Tesfaye on Twitter @bizutesfaye

Tourists walk along the Strip near The Palazzo hotel-casino Friday, July 10, 2015. After a week of cooler temperatures in Las Vegas, things will start to heat up again by the end of the weekend. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizu Tesfaye on Twitter @bizutesfaye

Don’t expect the overcast weather to stop the 105-degree day the Las Vegas Valley is marching toward.

Temperatures already had climbed to 102 at McCarran International Airport, the National Weather Service’s official measuring site, by 12:30 p.m. Thursday, meteorologist Caleb Steele said. The normal high for Aug. 6 is 105.

Nighttime will bring a 20 to 30 percent chance for showers, Steel said.

Chances of rain will evaporate, though. Expect a hot, dry weekend.

Contact Ricardo Torres at rtorres@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Find him on Twitter: @rickytwrites