LAS VEGAS — On the heels of light morning rain, peeks of sun through the clouds in Las Vegas from midday through mid-afternoon. It's breezy (15-25 mph gusts) and chilly with mid-afternoon highs limited to the low-to-mid 50s. A second round of showers is expected in Las Vegas from late afternoon through evening. Pockets of heavier rain and some thunder can't be ruled out due to increased instability as cold air aloft crosses Southern Nevada. Clouds will begin to clear before midnight, and readings in the 40s this evening will fall to the upper 30s late tonight as northwest breezes linger at 5-15 mph.
Around 4" of snow had fallen in the Spring Mountains this morning, and additional snow showers are expected through midnight as the second round of moisture crosses Southern Nevada. A Winter Weather Advisory continues for elevations above 6,000 feet (like Mt. Charleston and Lee Canyon) through tonight. That's also the case in parts of Lincoln County, where 2" to 4" of snow will fall above 6,000 feet.
Thursday begins in the upper 30s with northwest breezes at 15-20 mph. Highs tomorrow only reach the mid 50s, in spite of sunshine, because northwest winds will gust to 20-25 mph. Readings tumble to the mid 30s Thursday night through Friday morning. Friday highs remain in the mid 50s under a partly cloudy sky. Northwest winds pick up to 15-25 mph after dark on Friday, and overnight lows will drop back to the mid 30s.
Saturday sees increasing clouds and highs in the low 50s, alongside southeast breezes at 5-15 mph. Saturday night and Sunday morning deliver mid 30s and as a cold front moves through, there's a slim 10% chance of a stray shower and flurries. Northwest winds at 15-25 mph on Sunday will limit highs to the low 50s as a mostly cloudy morning gives way to a mostly sunny afternoon. Sunday night through Monday morning remains breezy and cold, with lows in the low 30s. Monday and Tuesday are still chilly, with wake-up temperatures near freezing and daytime highs limited to about 50° even as sunshine dominates the weather pattern.
