The coldest temperatures of the winter are forecast this week for the Las Vegas region.
Las Vegas Weather
With winds gusting to 37 mph and a temperature of 43, the wind chill dropped to 32 degrees at Harry Reid International Airport at 7:20 a.m. Sunday. It was 30 at Kyle Canyon.
The windy conditions across the region eased slightly on Friday. Gusts to 21 mph were reported.
Overnight lows across the valley could fall to freezing or lower with highs in the 50s during the coming week.
Up to 9 inches of snow fell in Kyle and Lee canyons of the Spring Mountains on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.
The lack of snow so far this year is due to fewer big storms than normal hitting California. When storms have come, they have been warmer, depositing snow mostly at higher elevations.
December ended with a record daily temperature (the mean average high and low each day) of 53.2 degrees.
Many Las Vegas days share similar weather traits. Scorching heat, blazing sunshine and limited rain are common, but there are times when our weather goes to the extremes.
The Weather Service said in an X post that this will be the first New Year’s Eve in three years in Las Vegas without rain or gusty winds.
Dozens of people watched construction of emergency barriers in Ventura, where a rogue wave on Thursday smacked spectators and vehicles as it overran the beach and flowed into a neighborhood.
Limited snow may fall in the Spring Mountains on Saturday, with a 30 percent chance of rain, likely on the west side of the valley.
Mother Nature delivered travel obstacles in Southern Nevada on Friday, with Christmas only a few days away.
A Pacific cold front moving across the southwest could bring some rain to Las Vegas, but more likley to the south.
Rain chances forecast to increase each day in advance of a sunny Christmas Day.
Saturday will start mostly cloudy before clearing and a high near 65 with mostly calms winds, says the Las Vegas office of the National Weather Service.
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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.
Sin City is reeling from a record summer, with extreme heat killing more of its residents than ever before.
Cold to chill the Las Vegas Valley through the weekend with mountain snow a possibility, says the National Weather Service.
