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National Weather Service issues excessive heat warning

By JEFF SCHEID LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
July 1, 2014 - 7:00 pm
 
A tourist uses her purse to shield herself from the sun on Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. An excessive heat watch was issued for the valley as temperatures topped 110 degrees on Tuesday. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
People cool down near a row of misters in front of the Sugar Factory on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. The temperatures will range from 106-111 over the next few days. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Brianna Taylor cools down near a row of misters in front of the Sugar Factory on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. The temperatures will range from 106-111 over the next few days. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tourists walk through misters along Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. An excessive heat watch was issued for the valley as temperatures topped 110 degrees on Tuesday. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tourists walk through misters along Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. An excessive heat watch was issued for the valley as temperatures topped 110 degrees on Tuesday. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Tourists walk through misters along Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. An excessive heat watch was issued for the valley as temperatures topped 110 degrees on Tuesday. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A woman wipes her face near a row of misters in front of the Sugar Factory on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. The temperatures will range from 106-111 over the next few days. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A person's hands reaches out to the misters in front of the Sugar Factory on Tuesday, July 1, 2014. The temperatures will range from 106-111 over the next few days. (Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Apply that sunblock, grab your shades and drink plenty of water because the temperature is rising at a rapid rate in the valley and the the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Here’s the forecast for the week.

Tuesday, 7/1: 111 degrees (High), 87 degrees (Low)

Wednesday, 7/2: 110 degress (High), 85 degrees (Low)

Thursday, 7/3: 107 degrees (High), 85 degrees (Low)

Friday, 7/4: 106 degrees (High), 85 degrees (Low)

Saturday, 7/5: 104 degrees (High), 84 degrees (Low)

The good news: natives are taking advantage cool down stations, including the misters outside of the Sugar Factory.

Ashley Casper contributed to this report. Contact her at acasper@reviewjournal.com. Find her on Twitter: @TheCasperA

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