Las Vegas reaches 100 degrees for 1st time in 2021
Las Vegas reached 100 degrees for the first time this year on Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
The weather service recorded the 100-degree mark at its official measuring station at McCarran International Airport. The last time it was 100 degrees in Las Vegas was Oct. 1, the weather service tweeted shortly before 4:30 p.m.
Last year, Las Vegas hit the century mark on May 6.
We did it! First 100 degree day of 2021! #VegasWeather pic.twitter.com/hsVHRGDWwJ
— NWS Las Vegas (@NWSVegas) May 31, 2021
Tuesday has a forecast high of 102, followed by 105 on Wednesday. Meteorologist Andy Gorelow said Thursday and Friday are likely to be the hottest days of the week, with temperatures potentially hitting 106. Things will cool down slightly over the weekend, and next week’s highs are expected to be in the 90s.
An excessive heat warning will be in effect from 11 a.m. Wednesday until 9 p.m. Friday.
Overnight lows are expected to hover in the upper 70s and low 80s throughout the week.
The earliest triple-digit day measured in Las Vegas was recorded on May 1, 1947, meteorologist John Salmen said. The latest was June 30, 1965, putting this year’s mark, May 31, in the middle.
In the last 30 years, the average date that the valley has first hit triple digits has been May 24.
