The Las Vegas Valley is heading into another hot and sunny week with an excessive heat warning on the horizon, the National Weather Service said.
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An excessive heat watch was issued Saturday morning to begin Tuesday. The heat watch designation came less than a day after an excessive heat warning ended Friday evening.
The excessive heat warning for the Las Vegas Valley ends at 8 p.m. Friday, but high temperatures will only moderate slightly.
Meteorologists say July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880.
Above-average temperature conditions in the Las Vegas Valley have a 60 percent chance of continuing through mid-September, according to the National Weather Service.
Southern Nevada residents should take precautions this week as an excessive heat warning has been issued through Friday.
Temperatures are expected to climb to 110 degrees this week, according to the National Weather Service.
The Las Vegas Valley’s five-day forecast calls for dry conditions, mostly sunny skies and warm temperatures during the Clark County School District’s first week of school.
Sunday’s forecast high is 101 degrees, the weather service said, with light winds in the evening that should stay between 5-10 mph.
Saturday reached a high of 102, just one degree lower than the average of 103 degrees for this time of year, the weather service said.
Temperatures will hover just below the average high of 103, with light breezes through the weekend and into next week, according to the National Weather Service.
El Nino is the periodic warming of parts of the Pacific that affects weather worldwide and dampens storm activity.
Thunderstorms never materialized in the Las Vegas Valley on Thursday, and dry conditions should continue through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Wednesday afternoon’s rainfall should be the only precipitation the Las Vegas Valley see over the next few days, according to the National Weather Service.
Clouds are expected to keep temperatures near or below average in the Las Vegas Valley for the rest of the work week, but chances of rain remain slight.
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Wind gusts largely in the upper 30-mph range were felt across much of the Las Vegas Valley but didn’t get much stronger.
A Rainbow Canyon gauge received .31 of an inch on Monday afternoon. No other measurable rain was recorded at Regional Flood Control District gauges.
A Saturday high of 73 is forecast by the National Weather Service, but with the race at 10 p.m., temperatures are expected to be in the low 60s. There is a slight chance of rain.
