The National Weather Service in Las Vegas is warning of strong winds today due to a spring weather system moving through the area. Expect patchy blowing dust and difficult driving, especially for high-profile vehicles. Winds are reaching over 40 mph in parts of Southern Nevada, Southern Inyo, and surrounding counties.
As the low pressure system marches into the vicinity, the roaring southwesterly winds are anticipated to be fervent, with a probability of “wind gusts of 58 mph or greater” in specific locations including the Eastern Sierra, Owens Valley, and parts of Clark and Nye Counties, the National Weather Service notes, these conditions will be contributing to the turbulent wave over our heads, the skies painting grey with the promise of light showers possible in the Sierra and the southern Great Basin today, otherwise dry the forecast remains mostly dry for the coming week.
The weather spell is also expected to drag in cooler than usual temperatures for this time of year, dipping around 8 to 12 degrees between today and tomorrow, with up to a foot of snow possible along the crest of the Sierra, which could pose additional travel headaches; in this climate ballet, we’re seeing the usual suspects of the weather ensemble executing their springtime performance—the winds the conductor, the temperatures the enigmatic dancers…