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twitterTemperatures plunge in Las Vegas
Cold front brings winter-like chills to the valley
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009 | 7:16 a.m.
Wind chills in the 30s arrived in Las Vegas this morning, following a cold front that passed through the city on Saturday.
The gusty north winds will continue today along the Colorado River Valley, while below-normal temperatures keep the Las Vegas Valley cool, according to the National Weather Service.
A wind advisory remains in effect until 4 p.m. this afternoon for Lake Havasu and Fort Mohave, Lake Mead National Recreation Center and the San Bernardino County Upper Colorado River Valley.
Wind speeds of 29 to 30 mph, with gusts up to 45 mph are expected, especially in narrow channels, the weather service said. Operators of small boats are urged to postpone their outings because waves generated by the winds could swamp and capsize a small craft, forecasters said.
This morning in the Las Vegas area, temperatures were starting at 42 degrees at 5:56 a.m. at McCarran International Airport, with a northeast wind at 10 mph, which made the wind chill 36 degrees.
The normal low for today is 44 degrees and the record low is 24 degrees, set in 1938.
The weather service says that temperatures will climb to 52 degrees by 9 a.m., and will reach a high of 59 degrees at noon, then drop off to 58 degrees by 3 p.m. and to 51 by 6 p.m. The normal high for today's date is 66 degrees and the record high was 82, set in 1981.
Overnight, temperatures will drop to a low of 38 degrees by 6 a.m. Monday, and Monday's high will be 62 degrees about noon, forecasters said.
Temperatures will fall to a low of 41 by early morning Tuesday and will climb to a high of 68 on Tuesday, forecasters said.
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Great temperatures, especially so long as I get to experience them. Oh Lord, what a morning!
i want to go play golf at boulder city monday,will it be a nice day
"Wind speeds of 29 to 30 mph"
Wow, now that's precision.
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...Bundle up for Aviation Nation at Nellis, it got cold late in the afternoon Saturday. Don't forget sunscreen for Baby Huey.
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Where is AlGore when we need him?
SO is this global cooling? Somehow I think that whenever politicians get behind something, its to get more control over us and our money. That in itself makes me distrust the conclusion that WE are causing global changes. I have a feeling that global warming IS happening, but its part of a natural cycle thats gone on for thousands of years.
7 degrees below normal. WOW! The end is near.
At least the SUN SHINES!!! I have lost count on how many rainy days I have experienced since I moved back to Illinois!!! Last week we had gorgeous weather but today, it's cold. And winter is in the air! I'm trying to ignore it.....
PS ALso found out my "coolant/antifreeze" in my car ain't gonna cut it either! Had it checked and it's only good down to 0 degrees!!
Ah yes - Midwestern winters!!!
I miss my sun and my mountains!!!!
term25600, some of those natural cycles resulted in mass extinctions and massive hardship. The dust bowl during the 1930's is an example of one of those hardships caused by human hands (in that case, soil depletion and prairie grass removal that resulted in dust storms).
Global warming doesn't suggest that things will always get warmer. The overall trend is for things to get warmer over a long period of time but there will often be exceptions (especially when large glaciers break off into the open ocean and cool currents).
The only alternatives to man-made global warming are natural global warming. You still get the same outcome, such as massive weather anomalies and mass extinctions.
Friends have told us to go fishing, favourable weather so few miles journey don't mind..