Tuesday another Vegas sizzler; cooling stations open

By CASSANDRA TALOMA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

10 years ago

People cool down while watching a movie inside Catholic Charities, 1511 N. Las Vegas Boulevard, in North Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Due to excessive heat conditions in Southern Nevada, Catholic Charities is one of three day shelters in North Las Vegas now open for homeless people and others. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Erik Verduzco on Twitter @Erik_Verduzco

Johnnie Thigpen, lead shelter monitor for Catholic Charities, hands out a water bottle inside Catholic Charities, 1511 N. Las Vegas Boulevard, in North Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Due to excessive heat conditions in Southern Nevada, Catholic Charities is one of three day shelters in North Las Vegas now open for homeless people and others. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Erik Verduzco on Twitter @Erik_Verduzco

Don Bowlby, 79, cools down inside Catholic Charities, 1511 N. Las Vegas Boulevard, in North Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Due to excessive heat conditions in Southern Nevada, Catholic Charities is one of three day shelters in North Las Vegas now open for homeless people and others. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Erik Verduzco on Twitter @Erik_Verduzco

Johnnie Thigpen, lead shelter monitor for Catholic Charities, stacks water cases inside a day shelter at Catholic Charities, 1511 N. Las Vegas Boulevard, in North Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Due to excessive heat conditions in Southern Nevada, Catholic Charities is one of three day shelters in North Las Vegas now open for homeless people and others. (Erik Verduzco/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Erik Verduzco on Twitter @Erik_Verduzco

Tourists hold umbrellas to protect themselves from sun as they walk past Mon Ami Gabi restaurant along the Las Vegas Strip, May 30, 2015. Temperatures on Tuesday, June 15, 2015, are expected to be close to the record high of 108 degrees on Monda. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Follow Bizua Tesfaye on Twitter @bizutesfaye

Raymundo Lopez of Focus Framing shades himself from the sun as he carries a sheet plywood during construction of private home in northwest Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Temperatures are forecasted to remain hot with an excessive heat warning in the valley on Thursday through the weekend. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Roofers from left, Raymundo Lopez, Geraldo Gonzalez and Luis Chimal of Focus Framing keeps themselves covered up from the sun as they construct the roof of private home in northwest Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Temperatures are forecasted to remain hot with an excessive heat warning in the valley on Thursday through the weekend. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Luis Chimal of Focus Framing downs a sports drink as he constructs a private home in northwest Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Temperatures are forecasted to remain hot with an excessive heat warning in the valley on Thursday through the weekend. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Raymundo Lopez of Focus Framing keeps himself protected from head to toe from the sun as he constructs a private home in northwest Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Temperatures are forecasted to remain hot with an excessive heat warning in the valley on Thursday through the weekend. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Flagger Shayne Boley takes a drink of water as she guides vehicles though a construction zone on North Grand Canyon Drive in Las Vegas on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Boley drinks a dozen bottles of water though a shift, although she said that it’s not really hot until her shoes begin to melt on the pavement. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Las Vegas Valley will be so hot this week that three nonprofit organizations opened cooling stations Tuesday.

The high temperature dropped just one degree Tuesday after the valley hit a record high of 108 degrees Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

Winds, which are predicted to blow southwest at 25 to 30 mph, might not do much to relieve the heat, and there will be no clouds to shield people from the sun. The day’s low should drop to at least 84 degrees.

The weather service placed the valley under an excessive heat watch from Thursday to Monday, warning of the danger of heat-related illnesses.

Las Vegas is expected to reach a record high of 110 degrees Thursday, and increase to 111 degrees over the weekend.

Cooling stations will be open every day for the homeless and others at the following locations:

Catholic Charities, 1511 Las Vegas Blvd. North, near Foremaster Lane, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. This is open only for men.
The Salvation Army, 33 W. Owens Ave., near Stocker Street, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. This is open for adults.
The Shade Tree, 1 W. Owens Ave., near Main Street, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. This is open only for women and children.

Contact Cassandra Taloma at ctaloma@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Find her on Twitter: @CassandraTaloma.