“It should just stay up just in the mountains,” meteorologist Ashley Nickerson said. “There is plenty of moisture out there but not a lot of energy.”
Las Vegas Weather
Monsoon conditions and slightly cooler temperatures are forecast for the valley through the weekend, the National Weather Service said.
The advisory from the Clark County Division of Air Quality is in response to storms that blew dust into the Las Vegas Valley.
An excessive heat watch runs from Sunday morning through Tuesday evening.
July in Death Valley National Park was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, with an average temperature of 108.5 degrees.
A town of 5,200 just inside the California border along Route 66 now boasts a scorching new record — the hottest monthly average temperature in the country.
The first week of August shows a forecast of daily highs ranging from 105 to 111 and morning lows around 90.
The average July temperature at the Las Vegas airport was 99.9, one of several heat records established.
During Las Vegas’ record-breaking summer, the Clark County coroner’s office released data about heat-related deaths so far this year.
Wildfire smoke from Southern California is forecast to arrive in the Las Vegas Valley early Tuesday, says the National Weather Service.
Air quality across Clark County was in “moderate” to “good” levels Sunday morning.
Clark County says cooling stations will remain open through Thursday as the excessive heat warning was pushed back to 11 p.m.
The Mojave National Preserve just across the border in California was hit hard much of the afternoon.
“It’s certainly a worrying sign coming on the heels of 13 straight record -setting months,” said Berkeley Earth climate scientist Zeke Hausfather, who estimates there’s a 92% chance that 2024 will beat 2023 as the warmest year on record.
The Monday high temperature reached 112 at Harry Reid International Airport, well below the 115 record high for July 22, set last year.
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“It should just stay up just in the mountains,” meteorologist Ashley Nickerson said. “There is plenty of moisture out there but not a lot of energy.”
Monsoon conditions and slightly cooler temperatures are forecast for the valley through the weekend, the National Weather Service said.
An excessive heat watch runs from Sunday morning through Tuesday evening.
The first week of August shows a forecast of daily highs ranging from 105 to 111 and morning lows around 90.