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People cool off with a water mist along the Las Vegas Strip, Tuesday, July 24, 2018, in Las Vegas. The National Weather Service has issued an excessive heat warning for the Las Vegas Valley.
Published Tuesday, July 24, 2018 | 12:47 p.m.
Updated Tuesday, July 24, 2018 | 2:35 p.m.
The Las Vegas area could see its hottest day of the year this week as a heat wave stretching across the U.S. Southwest brings dangerously high temperatures.
This afternoon, meanwhile, unexpected thunderstorms moved into the Las Vegas Valley, according to the National Weather Service.
“Be on the lookout for heavy rain and potentially damaging winds,” the weather service warned via Twitter.
Highway cameras showed heavy rainfall near the 215 Beltway and Buffalo Drive.
An excessive heat warning from the National Weather Service in Las Vegas is in effect through Thursday, when temperatures are expected to reach 114 degrees.
Meteorologist Alex Boothe says the area will see no overnight relief through Friday, with low temperatures not projected to drop below 89 degrees.
Boothe says heat waves like this are the deadliest type of weather in Las Vegas. He says the week will be "brutal" for anyone who spends time outdoors and urges people to move their pets indoors.
Daytime cooling stations are now open. Las Vegas officials are urging homeless people to use them after three individuals were found dead last week of suspected heat-related causes.
