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While the country east of the Rockies is locked in the deep freeze, we are in a warming trend in the Southwest. In the Las Vegas area, maximum temperatures will be at or near 70 deg this weekend before a gradual cool down next week. Low temperatures have been close to slightly above seasonal averages for the past couple of weeks. No precipitation…Read More
Oh, how I miss living in Vegas!!
Still mostly cloudy in Southern NV and much of Southern CA from the Pacific storm off the coast from San Diego. I took a picture of the sky that displays some of the virga.
I really enjoy your reports! I haven’t been out yet this fall/winter to work…REALLY miss Vegas winter…especially when Tennessee is expecting snowmageddon.!
Yesterday and today we have had mostly cloudy skies in Southern NV with seasonable temperatures; high temps in the low 60s and lows in the lower 40s and in some rural areas, the mid to upper 30s. The moisture coming through now will be the making of more storms east of the Rockies. On my mid-day walk, I notices quite a bit of virga at the base of…Read More
The new year came in as a rather wet one this year with rain arriving New Years Eve, and more showers on New Years Day. We received 0.32 inches of rain, surpassing 1943’s total of 0.21 inches. The annual rainfall for 2025 was 5.41 inches — 1.23 inches above average. New Years Day was quite cool here as well with temperatures at most locations not…Read More
Weather in the Las Vegas Valley was unsettled over the Christmas holiday period with showers on Christmas Eve, then sunny and cool on Christmas day. Christmas night, more light showers passed through from what was left of the last large Pacific storm.
Now it is looking like we might have a wet New Years Eve and showers on New Years Day from…Read More
Thanks for your updates….eagerly awaiting my retuning for a coup,e of months in February!
Yesterday, Las Vegas broke the high temperature record for the date reaching 74 deg. That temperature broke the previous daily high record of 72 degrees, set in 1939. Warm weather continues today and into early next week and it is possible other records could fall in the coming days.
We have been having above average temperatures in southern Nevada these past days and the rest of the week into next week will offer the same. We are running close to ten deg. above average. Currently 73 deg. at 15:30 PST.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you Weather Madness folks. Currently 61 deg in the Las Vegas Valley area and calm winds. Expected high should be in the upper 60s. I hope to get a good walk in before I head down to my grand niece’s for Thanksgiving dinner. Everyone have a good holiday.
After a string of wet weather last week, sunny and dry weather has returned to the Las Vegas Valley area with mild temperatures. We could be close to 70 deg on Thanksgiving and into the weekend. Low temps have been in the upper 40s for the most part. The last of the Pacific storms that passed through left a good covering of snow on the mountains,…Read More
The period of wet weather for southern Nevada is winding down. The recent days of rainfall has put Las Vegas 1.23 inches above average. Temperatures have moderated and we can expect high timps in the mid 60s and lows in the 50s.
More rain showers moved through the Las Vegas Valley early this morning, and now it is mostly cloudy with a temperature of about 50 deg. Last night it got down into the upper 40s. Last evening, the clouds lifted enough to reveal fresh snow on the ridge tops of the Spring Mountains. It is possible more rain could fall later this week as well.
Gosh, I miss the fresh smell that the rain releases from the desert and the shrubs!
More showers have moved through Southern NV early this morning, but now we have overcast and cool temperatures in the mid to upper 50s as of 10:20 PST. More showers may move in later today. The mountains are getting plenty of fresh snow.
We have had a couple of periods of heavy rain in the Las Vegas Valley and it looks like rain has changed to light snow at the Lee Canyon Ski area. Temperature here has dropped to 61 deg.
The Pacific storm system has brought rain to the Las Vegas Valley and moderate rain is falling as of 10:30 PST. We had a little rain in the very early morning hours yesterday as well, but today should be more significant. Temperatures are in the mid 60s and currently is 65 at my location in western Spring Valley/South Summerlin area. Checking the…Read More
We have had some beautiful fall weather in the Las Vegas Valley with high temps in the mid to upper 70s to low 80s and low temps in the upper 50s. I will say this though, I won’t miss the cold and snow folks will soon get in the Northeast. My body does not like the cold weather anymore.
Early this morning we had scattered thundershowers move through Southern NV, though since it was quite elevated, very little rainfall reached the ground. By mid-morning, the sun broke through again and now as of 14:20 PDT it is clear and 77 deg.
Happy birthday Henry! I just had my 72nd birthday this past Sunday, Oct. 12. Have a good one!
All of us October kids! I turned 72 the 6 th!
After the passage of the cold front from the Pacific storm, we are experiencing some cool fall weather in the Las Vegas Valley. Last night, I had a low temp of 50 deg, and it is expected to only reach 68 deg for a high today. We should see a gradual warm up and by the weekend high temps could be approaching 80 deg, but sill quite cool at night.…Read More
Gosh, how I miss those October/November afternoons where we could sit in the backyard and enjoy a Vegas fall!
We had more thundershowers across the Las Vegas Valley last night with some impressive in cloud lightning. This morning it is mostly sunny as most of the moisture has moved east into Arizona. Only widely scattered storms are expected today.
We are getting scattered showers and thundershowers in the Las Vegas Valley this afternoon from the tropical moisture flowing in. We are on the western edge of this plume, but it is enough with the instability to set off some showers. There has not been much to report from here until today other than that we have transitioned into our fall season…Read More
