A week of near-record Las Vegas Valley temperatures continued Saturday, with highs reaching 113 degrees at McCarran International Airport, the National Weather Service said.
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Las Vegas set a record for the warmest low June temperature on Friday at 91 degrees, National Weather Service said.
A large vortex formed when officials recently opened the flood gates at Denison Dam to drain the overflowing Lake Texoma near the Oklahoma-Texas border.
Keep doing what you’re doing to stay cool, Southern Nevada, because temperatures could reach 115 degrees.
Clouds of smoke from a 21,000-acre California wildfire made their way to the Las Vegas Valley on Wednesday, leading to an air quality advisory.
Tuesday’s high temperature is expected to reach 108 degrees in the Las Vegas Valley.
This week’s forecast will be more of the same, with high temps peaking about 110, according to the National Weather Service.
Temperatures over 110 degrees pose dangers for people living, working and having fun in the Las Vegas Valley. But Lakes Mead and Mohave, big draws for boaters, anglers and hikers from California, Arizona and Nevada, pose an even greater risk to life.
When the Las Vegas Valley hits a stretch of heat like the past week or so – since June 11, the city has exceeded highs of 100 every day – some head inside, and others head for the hills.
Fourteen daytime cooling stations are available through Monday for those with no access to an air conditioner as temperatures Thursday were expected to peak at 108 degrees for the second consecutive day.
Las Vegas Valley temperatures Friday, Saturday and Sunday are forecast to trump the hottest day of 2015 by 3 degrees — topping off at a smoldering 111 degrees.
Flooding is still a threat in Texas, thanks to the rain from Tropical Depression Bill, according to the National Weather Service.
The Las Vegas Valley will be so hot this week that three nonprofits opened cooling stations Tuesday.
Monday’s predicted high in Las Vegas is 108 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. If that’s right, it’ll be the hottest day of 2015 so far.
There is a flood advisory for east Las Vegas as storms Sunday are moving throughout the valley, the National Weather Service said.
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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.
