Las Vegas Sun

March 28, 2024

Highs to hit 70s today in Las Vegas

Strong winds, chance for rain, snow rolling in Monday, forecasters say

A lot of sunshine, with warm temperatures soaring into the 70s, are on tap for Las Vegas today and Sunday.

But a blustery storm will roll into the region Sunday night, bringing clouds, winds that could gust around 40 mph and a 20 percent chance of rain to the valley on Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

The weather service said a ridge of high pressure over the area will continue dry and mild conditions today, along with variable high cloudiness.

Then a westerly flow ahead of an approaching low pressure system will result in an increase in cloud cover and winds on Sunday, with temperatures climbing into the mid 70s, forecasters said.

Windy and cooler conditions can be expected Monday, along with a chance of rain and snow as the low pressure system moves into Nevada, they said.

The best chance of precipitation will be across Lincoln County where several inches of snow could fall in mountains above elevations of 5,000 feet, forecasters said.

Very windy conditions can be expected generally from Las Vegas south by late Monday morning, with wind speeds possibly approaching high wind warning levels across much of San Bernardino County in California, they said.

At 4:56 a.m. today, the temperature at McCarran International Airport was 47 degrees. The normal low for today's date is 45 degrees. The record low was 26 degrees, set in 1948.

Around the valley just before 5 a.m., temperatures were 44 degrees at North Las Vegas Airport, 44 degrees at Nellis Air Force Base and 41 degrees at Henderson Executive Airport.

Temperatures in the valley were to rise today to 54 degrees by 9 a.m., to 67 degrees by noon and reach a high of 71 degrees by 1 p.m., forecasters said. The normal high for today's date is 67 degrees and the record high was 84 degrees, set in 1972.

Temperatures are expected to drop to 65 degrees by 6 p.m., to 61 degrees by 9 p.m. and to 57 degrees by midnight, forecasters said.

Sunday's morning low will be 51 degrees and Sunday's high will climb to 74 degrees, they said.

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