Dangerous Monday winds may reach 70 mph; extreme caution advised
An updated high wind warning from the National Weather Service says wind gusts could reach 70 mph on Monday.
The warning was issued Sunday afternoon and advises residents to stay in the lower levels of their home and to avoid being near windows during the windstorm.
The warning runs from 11 a.m. Monday thorough 3 a.m. Tuesday. It includes the Las Vegas Valley, Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon as well as all of southern Clark County.
Southwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 70 mph are possible.
Patchy, blowing dust is forecast for Las Vegas after 4 p.m. Monday. The high will be near 80.
Tuesday will be even cooler with a high near 64, followed by a Wednesday morning low near 42. Conditions should gradually warm the rest of the week.
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