Windy with highs in mid-90s forecast for Las Vegas weekend
Tom Nolte, left, and Paul, who declined to give his last name, chat while social distancing at The District on Friday, May 1, 2020, in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
The Cashman Center sign says it's 101 degrees in Las Vegas on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. The official reading at McCarran INternational Airport was 99 degrees. (Ellen Schmidt/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ellenkschmidt_
Suzi Banto and her husband Bobby, both of Henderson, relax at The District on Friday, May 1, 2020, in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Suzi Banto and her husband Bobby, both of Henderson, relax at The District on Friday, May 1, 2020, in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Suzi Banto and her husband Bobby, both of Henderson, relax at The District on Friday, May 1, 2020, in Henderson. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye
Updated May 1, 2020 - 10:53 am
After falling short of the 100-degree mark in April, Las Vegas will stay in the mid-90s as May opens.
With a forecast high Friday of 95, winds will range from 6 to 11 mph in the morning before rising to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon with gusts to 25 mph.
The Friday night low will be about 70 with winds from 8 to 18 mph.
Saturday’s high should be near 94 with winds at 5 to 11 mph.
Sunday should reach a more seasonable 92 with some breezy conditions.
Thursday’s high at McCarran International Airport was 96 after a 99 on Wednesday. McCarran has never had a 100-degree day during April.
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