Near-normal temperatures, light winds forecast in Las Vegas through weekend

Increased cloud coverage in the forecast for Wednesday. Warming into the weekend with a chance of showers on Monday.

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Light winds, a sunny sky and temperatures rising close to normal are forecast for the Las Vegas Valley, according to the National Weather Service.

The Wednesday high should be about 74 with winds from the east around 6 mph in the afternoon. The overnight low will be near 56.

Thursday should have a high around 78 with 81 forecast for Friday.

The weekend highs should be in the upper 70s before a chance of rain is forecast for Monday.

Contact Martin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com. Follow @Marv_in_Vegas on Twitter.

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