Winds in Las Vegas are expected to decrease today, bringing the coolest temperatures of the week. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are forecast for Southern Nevada, mainly affecting the southern Great Basin region. This follows several days of gusty southwest winds. The National Weather Service Las Vegas released updated weather predictions, indicating a calm period before conditions change later in the week.
Strong winds over 60 mph have continued from the Spring Mountains to Mercury-Desert Rock since Monday. The National Weather Service has extended the High Wind Warning for the area through 4 AM. Cloud cover, along with brief showers and thunderstorms, will move from the Sierra crest to Lincoln County during the day and into the evening. “Today will be the coolest day for most of the region, with high temperatures 10 to 15 degrees below normal for mid May,” the forecast discussion stated…