This week’s heat wave continued to smother Las Vegas on Friday, but the city fell just short of a third record-breaking day in a row.
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Thursday matched a decades-old record for highest daily temperature, as an excessive heat warning has been extended through Sunday in the Las Vegas Valley.
Laughlin likely recorded the hottest temperature in Nevada on Wednesday and may have broken the town’s temperature record for the date.
Carmen Millan says she usually goes without air conditioning in her ground-floor apartment in Las Vegas. Wednesday’s high was 116.
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Temperatures in Las Vegas Valley continued to ascend Tuesday toward possible record highs in what the National Weather Service says is the hottest spell in eight decades.
Temperatures in the Las Vegas Valley continued to climb Monday as a potentially record-setting heat wave tightened its grip on much of the western U.S.
A massive high pressure system will bring near-record high temperatures to most of the Southwest this week.
“The forecast is trending hotter and hotter,” National Weather Service meteorologist Barry Pierce said. “We’re set for several scorching days.”
The start of potential record heat will be felt starting Friday in the Las Vegas Valley, according to the National Weather Service.
Excessive heat next week in Las Vegas has the potential to reach all-time record high temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.
Next week will bring the hottest days of the year with highs reaching 116 and perhaps near the all-time Las Vegas record, according to the National Weather Service.
An increased fire danger will exist through Wednesday evening as the Las Vegas region moves back to normal June temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.
An elevated fire danger is forecast for much of the Las Vegas region for the next two days as record heat slowly drops back to normal, according to the National Weather Service.
A high pressure system over the Las Vegas region began weakening Saturday as winds gusted close to 30 mph, bringing a bit of relief from record heat.
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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.
