Chance of monsoon storms comes back to Las Vegas Valley

Sincity Press Staff 2 weeks ago 2 min read 10
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There is a 30 percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms in Las Vegas, the National Weather Service said.

Some Henderson neighborhoods received immoderate rain Monday. The remainder of the vale is hoping to articulation them today.

There is simply a 30 percent accidental of day thunderstorms successful Las Vegas, said Andy Gorelow, a meteorologist astatine the National Weather Service bureau successful Las Vegas.

He said a low-pressure strategy disconnected the California seashore is pushing inland, creating stronger chances of rainfall contiguous and yet a important driblet successful temperatures.

Thursday’s forecast precocious is 109, respective degrees supra normal, but by adjacent week, daytime highs volition beryllium successful the mid-to-upper 90s, Gorelow said. The forecast precocious for Monday, the past time of August, is 98 degrees. In contrast, connected the archetypal time of August, Las Vegas saw 115, its hottest time of the year.

On Wednesday, Harry Reid International Airport reached 110, breaking the regular grounds of 109 acceptable successful 2001.

Southern Nevada is nether an utmost vigor informing until 8 p.m. Friday.

Where’s the monsoon season?

The monsoon season, which began successful precocious June and lasts done September, has been astir nonexistent for the vale during a precise adust year.

The airdrome has recorded 0.18 inches of rainfall this month, its wettest period since February (0.35). But the August mean is 0.32. Reid has registered 0.69 inches of precipitation truthful acold successful 2026. The mean done mid-August is 2.64. In 2025, the airdrome had seen 2.05 inches done mid-August.

Reid saw nary measurable rainfall successful July, though it recorded a hint July 19. On June 23, the airdrome recorded 0.02 inches of rain, breaking a rainless streak of 124 days. It was the lone rainfall of the month.

Contact Mark Davis astatine mdavis@reviewjournal.com.