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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McCarran International Airport set a record for June 4 with a high of 109 degrees, tying the 1990 record, the weather agency reported Friday.
The high temperature at McCarran International Airport reached 108 about 4:45 p.m. Thursday, breaking the mark of 107 set in 2016.
Have a cool beverage? Might want to pour it over your head to ease record-tying heat expected over the Las Vegas region at least until the weekend.
An extended early June heat wave has started with a Wednesday high of 107, tying an 18-year-old record at McCarran International Airport.
Las Vegas reached 100 degrees for the first time this year on Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
Las Vegas this week is expected to break 100 degrees for the first time this year, prompting an excessive heat watch by midweek.
Memorial Day may see the first 100-degree reading in Las Vegas this year, but just barely, says the National Weather Service.
Las Vegas has an outside chance at reaching 100 degrees on Memorial Day weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
Forget about those cool temperatures Las Vegas had last weekend. It’ll be much warmer during the holiday weekend.
Cool weather may be a thing of the past beginning Monday as Las Vegas warms back to seasonable late-May temperatures, according to the National Weather Service.
Two inches of snow at higher Mount Charleston elevations will yield to gradually warming temperatures across the region, according to the National Weather Service.
There will be a bit of chill in the air Saturday, but you might be wise to enjoy it in advance of the Las Vegas summer heat.
Windy conditions eased Friday across the Las Vegas Valley, but gusts of 30 mph were hitting several areas.
Wind velocities on Friday will be about half of what they were on Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
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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.
