Windy with highs in mid-90s forecast for Las Vegas weekend
By Marvin Clemons Las Vegas Review-Journal
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
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.
