Scattered storms may bring rain to region before Las Vegas temperatures climb back into mid-90s

Rain dots a windshield arsenic postulation backs up on the Las Vegas Strip during a storm. There's a accidental of scattered showers and thunderstorms Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, crossed Clark County, though National Weather Service forecasters expect small to nary interaction from rain, thunderstorms oregon upwind crossed the region. Photo by: Shutterstock record photograph (2020)

The Las Vegas Valley and surrounding portion look isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms Monday and Tuesday earlier temperatures rebound to above-normal levels by midweek and into the weekend, the National Weather Service said Monday.

NWS Las Vegas meteorologist Sam Meltzer said Clark County carries a rainfall and thunderstorm hazard contiguous only, portion Southern Nevada’s Lincoln County faces the aforesaid menace some Monday and Tuesday. The top tempest imaginable contiguous and Tuesday centers connected Inyo County, Calif., the confederate Great Basin and the Arizona Strip — the distant portion of northwestern Arizona northbound of the Colorado River.

Despite the tempest activity, Meltzer said forecasters expect small to nary interaction from rain, thunderstorms oregon upwind crossed the region.

Temperatures statesman the week somewhat beneath mean earlier climbing backmost to above-normal readings by Wednesday and continuing that inclination done the weekend. Las Vegas highs are forecast to scope the mid- to precocious 90s Thursday done Saturday, erstwhile they should peak. In Death Valley, Calif., highs are expected to propulsion into the mid- to precocious 100s Thursday done Saturday.

The vigor hazard outlook reflects that pattern. Most locations crossed the portion look insignificant vigor hazard done the week. The Colorado River Valley carries a mean vigor risk, and Death Valley faces a large vigor hazard Thursday and Friday erstwhile temperatures peak.

A 2nd circular of precipitation chances arrives precocious successful the week. Mohave County successful northwestern Arizona faces rainfall and thunderstorm imaginable Friday and Sunday, though the NWS characterizes that menace arsenic low. Nye County besides carries upwind hazard Friday and Saturday.

Looking further ahead, the NWS six- to 10-day outlook — Saturday done Sept. 30 — shows a 40% to 50% accidental of above-normal temperatures and a 33% to 50% accidental of above-normal precipitation for the region.