Highs to reach near 106 degrees in Las Vegas Valley

By Dave Toplikar

Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011 | 6:20 a.m.

Find some shade and or some air conditioning this weekend — hot, sunny and dry weather is expected through the weekend in Las Vegas.

Temperatures will be near to slightly above normal through the weekend and much of next week, according to the National Weather Service.

Winds are expected to be gusty up to 20 mph this afternoon, with high temperatures ranging from 96 degrees on the west side of the valley to around 106 on the east side, the weather service said.

At 5:56 a.m. today, the temperature at McCarran International Airport was 78 degrees. The normal low for today's date is 81 degrees. The record low was 64 degrees, set in 1963.

Around the valley just before 5 a.m., temperatures were 72 degrees at North Las Vegas Airport, 70 degrees at Nellis Air Force Base and 76 degrees at Henderson Executive Airport.

Temperatures in the valley were to rise today to 87 degrees by 9 a.m., to 98 degrees by noon and reach a high of 104 degrees by 3 p.m., forecasters said. The normal high for today's date is 103 degrees and the record high was 114 degrees, set in 1978.

Temperatures are expected to drop to 102 degrees by 6 p.m., to 96 degrees by 9 p.m. and to 89 degrees by midnight, forecasters said.

Sunday's morning low will be 80 degrees and Sunday's high will climb to 104 degrees, they said.