LAS VEGAS — Southwest gusts will hit 50-75 mph this afternoon (see list below), causing blowing dust, poor visibility, spotty power outages, strong crosswinds, and blowing debris. A High Wind Warning is in place until 3 a.m. Daytime highs reach the upper 70s with a mix of sun and high clouds, which will thicken this afternoon. Northwest winds after midnight will still gust to 45 mph, with lows in the upper 40s. Northwest gusts to 30 mph continue Tuesday, with much cooler afternoon highs in the low 60s. We'll be either side of 40° early Wednesday morning, which is quite cool for April. Wednesday afternoon delivers upper 60s, a mostly sunny sky, and south breezes at 10-20 mph. Thursday is breezy (southwest gusts 25 mph) and in the mid 70s, with near 80° highs Friday and Saturday as southwest gusts blow at 25 mph and 35 mph, respectively. North gusts to 25 mph on Sunday with sunshine and highs in the upper 70s.
Possible maximum wind gusts this afternoon and early evening, in mph:
Summerlin West 75
Red Rock 75
Lone Mountain 70
Downtown Summerlin
Rhodes Ranch 70
Mountain's Edge 65
Centennial Hills 60
Anthem/Inspirada/Seven Hills 60
Aliante 55
Green Valley/Silverado Ranch 55
Downtown Las Vegas 50
North Las Vegas 50
Nellis AFB 50
Sunrise Manor/Whitney Ranch 50
Downtown Henderson 50
Laughlin 50
Mesquite 50
Boulder City 45
