Perhaps perfect Las Vegas weather day: mid-80s, low winds

Derrick Agnew relaxes with his daughters Penelope, 3 , left, and Eloise, 2, at Sunset Park on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Valley residents should have a great weather day Thursday with light winds and highs in the mid-80s. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

Anthony Camou, left, and Phil Frehley, both of Las Vegas, exercise at Desert Shores in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. The highs in Las Vegas will be in the upper 80s with limited winds on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, according to the National Weather Service. (K.M. Cannon/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @KMCannonPhoto

Eloise Agnew, 2, left, and her sister Penelope, 3, walk along Sunset Park pond on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Valley residents should have a great weather day Thursday with light winds and highs in the mid-80s. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

Eloise Agnew, 2, left, and her sister Penelope, 3, play at Sunset Park on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Valley residents should have a great weather day Thursday with light winds and highs in the mid-80s. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

Derrick Agnew and his daughters Eloise, 2, left, Penelope, 3, watch geese at Sunset Park on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in Las Vegas. Las Vegas Valley residents should have a great weather day Thursday with light winds and highs in the mid-80s. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

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Las Vegas Valley residents should have a great weather day Thursday with light winds and highs in the mid-80s, according to the latest National Weather Service forecast.

The afternoon high should be near 86 with winds up to 10 mph.

The late-summer heat will begin to build Friday with highs around 94.

Saturday will be close to 99, and Sunday could reach 101. Overnight lows this weekend will be in the upper 70s.

The normal high this time of year is 97.

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It appears that the 61-year record for consecutive days without rain at McCarran International Airport might be broken this year.

Thursday will be the 143rd day without rain, and the record is 150 days set in 1959.

“It looks pretty dry and I don’t see any weather systems in the forecast,” weather service meteorologist Chris Outler said.

Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com. Follow @Marv_in_Vegas on Twitter.

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