Strong gales and sheets of rain that knocked out electricity, flooded freeways and toppled trees in Northern California churned Thursday to a slide-prone Southern California bracing for its own beating.
Las Vegas Weather
Winds gusting to 140 mph through Sierra Nevada passes ahead of a powerful Pacific storm damaged homes and a church in South Lake Tahoe, closed schools, and grounded commercial airline flights in Reno.
Building a snowman at Mount Charleston or the Sheep Range this weekend will be possible, but skiing and snowboard probably won’t happen — yet.
The sun began peeking through clouds over Las Vegas on Friday after two days of thick fog cover, bringing pleasantly warm temperatures throughout the day.
The Las Vegas Ski & Snowboard resort is feeling the impact of inclement weather, according to spokeswoman Veronica Kawka.
Las Vegas took on a San Franciscan ambience Thursday as the dense fog that shrouded the Las Vegas Valley overnight disrupted operations at McCarran International Airport, delaying flights by an average 3½ hours, Clark County Aviation Department officials said.
A dayslong storm took a parting shot as it moved out of drought-stricken California Thursday, dumping more heavy rain that triggered flash floods and stranded more than three dozen people in their cars.
Dense fog temporarily closed Red Rock Canyon Loop on Wednesday afternoon and was expected to blanket parts of the Las Vegas area until Thursday morning.
Don’t leave home without an umbrella and a coat on Tuesday because rain is likely coming to the valley, according to the National Weather Service.
Rain hit the Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday, leaving roads slick and the air cool.
November weather continued its warm streak in Las Vegas on Saturday, breaking the 2000 record high temperature of 74 by 4 degrees, according to the National Weather Service.
The drought has dramatically reduced the size of a popular lake between Reno and Carson City, and officials fear it could dry up unless the Sierra Nevada gets enough snow this winter.
The Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort had to push back its Friday opening date due to the abnormally mild weather expected over Thanksgiving weekend.
After a three-day onslaught that dumped a historic 7 feet of snow on the Buffalo area and killed at least 12 people, the sun came out, but so did predictions of flooding caused by rain and temperatures of up to 60 degrees.
Work is more than halfway done on the earthen berm that will divert floodwaters away from the Rainbow subdivision on Mount Charleston.
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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.
