![]() Delays averaged about an hour Tuesday night and the advisory expired around 1 a.m. The advisory was updated to a ground delay for flights heading to Las Vegas for departures within 1,400 nautical miles. and impacted all flights with an approximate one-hour flight time, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. High winds Tuesday grounded inbound flights to Las Vegas from about 6:40 p.m. Goodsprings Elementary School and Sandy Valley schools also shifted to distance learning on Wednesday due to road closures. The district said families with students attending the affected schools should monitor their emails for additional information. “However, the safety and well being of students and staff is top priority.” “Our goal is to be back in the classroom as soon as possible,” the district said in a statement. The district said distance learning would continue through Thursday at Sunrise Acres, Roy Martin and Variety as efforts by the local utility company to repair any broken infrastructure were still underway. Outages also led the Clark County School District to announce early Wednesday that Sunrise Acres Elementary School, Roy Martin Middle School, Variety School and Mission High School would transition to distance learning for the day. The winds caused about 19,000 customers to lose power Tuesday night, according to NV Energy. High winds on Tuesday caused power outages, road closures and plane delays that continued to impact the valley through Wednesday.Īt one point, wind gusts reached up to 82 mph at Allegiant Stadium, according to the National Weather Service. On July 23, Las Vegas tied its 1962 record for consecutive days at 110 degrees at 10 days.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest said in a tweet that the Nevada Department of Transportation was working to clear roads in the Spring Mountain National Recreation Area, but the snow was falling too fast for the department to keep up. On July 16, Las Vegas hit 116 during an intense heat wave. At 112 degrees, July 3 was the hottest temperature recorded this year in the valley. On July 2, temperatures reached 110 degrees for the first time in 2023. It had been 293 days since Las Vegans felt a 100-degree day, the longest stretch with no 100-degree days in the valley’s history. ![]() On June 30, the valley reached 100 degrees for the first time in 2023. This didn’t happen in July but it came awfully close. The annual rainfall total at the airport is 1.64 inches, with the norm for July 28 at 2.43 inches.Ĭontact Marvin Clemons at Follow on Twitter. ![]() Highs near 108 are forecast next weekend. “It (the cool down) is not going to last but three or four days and we’ll be right back to the screaming highs again,” Morgan said. Monday’s high may drop to around 104 with a Tuesday high of 98 expected. With a high of 110 on Saturday, the airport has reached 110 or higher 17 days in July, equalling the 1942 record.Īfter a Sunday morning low near 88, the high should be near 110, with winds of 6-15 mph and gusts to 22 mph. It’s everywhere at this point,” Morgan said. “It definitely won’t be limited to the mountains either. The forecast is a 20 percent chance of showers Sunday, rising to 40 percent Monday and 70 percent chance of showers or storms on Tuesday. A few showers fell early Saturday afternoon, although no measurable rain was detected. On the plus side, the month may end with some possibly widespread rainfall in the valley. The average high has been 112.3 and the average low has been 89.1. Late Saturday the weather service tweeted that the past 14 days have been the hottest stretch in Las Vegas weather history with a daily average of 100.7 degrees. The average of the high and low each day for July stood at a record 97.6 degrees through Saturday, with two days to go. “We can’t call it yet, but it’s almost certain,” weather service meteorologist Clay Morgan said. □Īverage temperature: 100.7° #nvwx #vegasweather The last 2 weeks have been the hottest 14-day stretch ever recorded in Las Vegas. The hottest July in Las Vegas history is about to become reality in 2023, according to the National Weather Service. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal)Īfter a cooler-than-normal May and June, July seemed pretty toasty. The sun rises over the valley on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Las Vegas (L.E. ![]() The hottest July in Las Vegas weather history will likely go down as 2023, according to the National Weather Service, with three days left in the month.
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