A red flag warning runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday for all of Clark and Nye counties along with portions of Lincoln County as well as northwest Arizona.
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Windy conditions that greeted hundreds of thousands of NFL fans as well as Southern Nevada residents Thursday are forecast to decrease in velocity Friday.
Winds that have been strong most of April will kick up a notch Thursday as a trough heads through the Las Vegas region.
Spring winds are forecast to continue this week in the Las Vegas Valley.
Gusty winds remain in the Las Vegas forecast Sunday.
Gusty north winds will make for a chilly Saturday in the Las Vegas Valley, says the National Weather Service.
Rain and snow at higher elevations touched most of Southern Nevada on Friday, ranging from a trace at the Las Vegas airport to 0.59 of an inch at Rainbow and Kyle canyons.
In an effort to prevent wildfires, NV Energy has de-energized power lines that serve about 470 customers near Mount Charleston until about 9 a.m. Friday.
Windy conditions are affecting the air quality in the Las Vegas Valley today.
Windy conditions will be a factor in the Las Vegas region much of the coming week, says the National Weather Service.
Sunday should be calmer after peak wind gusts from 47 to 65 mph sped across much of the valley on Saturday.
Wind gusts in the Las Vegas Valley reached 65 mph Saturday, but have already let up a bit heading into Sunday, says the National Weather Service.
Warming temperatures and diminishing winds are forecast, culminating with a high in the mid-80s on Easter Sunday.
Strong winds swept through Southern Nevada on Monday, triggering a dust storm warning in the afternoon. Gusts between 30-40 mph were reported around Nellis Air Force Base.
The warning advises residents to stay in the lower levels of their home and to avoid being near windows during the windstorm.