Las Vegas residents can look forward to milder conditions in the upcoming week, with a notable increase in high clouds, thanks to a stagnant dry pattern across the southwestern United States. According to the National Weather Service's Las Vegas Weather Forecast, this weather pattern is expected to persist, leading to daily temperature inversions in some of the lower valleys. The forecast also hints at light winds that will follow a typical, daily pattern with hardly any chance of gaining speeds over 10 knots.
A disturbance will bring a 15–30% chance of precipitation to Inyo and Esmeralda counties late this week. The broad ridge causing dry conditions will weaken by the weekend, allowing the storm track into Northern California and light precipitation in areas like the Sierra and Esmeralda County. Elsewhere, dry and mild conditions continue, with a notable increase in high clouds.
At Harry Reid Airport, winds will be light and typical for the region, with VFR conditions and intermittent high clouds. In contrast, the lower Colorado River Valley may see northerly gusts of 15–30 knots (70% chance) throughout the day, weakening after sunset but remaining elevated near KIFP.
Meanwhile, temperatures in Las Vegas and surrounding areas are flirting with daily record highs. The data indicates that Today Las Vegas reached close to a 75-degree mark, which would barely miss a record set in 1980. Looking ahead, temperatures are forecasted to be within three degrees of record highs and warm lows in multiple locations from Today through Wednesday, with Las Vegas potentially hitting 49 degrees for the warm low on Tuesday, threatening a record set in 2002. "Numerous climate locations have a forecast high temperature and/or forecast warm low temperature within 3 degrees of the daily record for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday," reported the National Weather Service's forecast.
Weather spotters and residents are asked to report any significant impacts. Mild conditions provide a brief break before typical desert winter temperatures return.
