The National Weather Service has announced a second severe thunderstorm warning that could result in gusty winds along U.S. Highway 95, west of Indian Springs.
Las Vegas Weather
Storms moved into the Las Vegas Valley on Sunday and lit up the sky with lightning.
Rain is covering the Las Vegas Valley this morning, causing the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood watch. A flash flood watch means that conditions may develop that lead to flash flooding. The watch is in place until 9 p.m.
A game warden and a park ranger “miraculously” found a woman without a life jacket in the middle of Lake Mead about 8 p.m., more than three hours after she started treading water.
Multiple people at Lake Mead needed rescuing after a thunderstorm complex rocked their boats Tuesday, according to the National Park Service.
It was a wet Independence Day for many in the Las Vegas Valley, and the monsoon weather is expected to last through the weekend, according the the National Weather Service.
Most people associate the Independence Day holiday with sunshine and fireworks, but a small storm cell that blew into the valley unloaded some rain — and even hail over Henderson.
The temperature is rising at a rapid rate in the valley and the the National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for Tuesday and Wednesday.
If you were out and about the Las Vegas Valley on Tuesday evening, you may have felt something more than heat: it actually rained.
The temperature is rising again but isn’t expected to reach the bar set by last year’s heat wave. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for today and Wednesday, forecasting temperatures of up to 111 degrees, which would be the high so far in 2014.
The second storm in less than a week gave Southern Nevada a good cleansing and added 6-8 inches of snow in the mountains Thursday.
An excessive heat warning for Southern Nevada will take effect Thursday and last through Saturday, the National Weather Service said.
Sunshine will be plentiful for Easter weekend, but winds and dust are back in the forecast for Saturday.
High temperatures in Las Vegas this week could reach up to 15 degrees above normal, according to 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.
