Published Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011 | 6:02 a.m.
Updated Saturday, Aug. 13, 2011 | 9:02 a.m.
Grab an umbrella on your way out — light rain was falling in parts of the Las Vegas Valley this morning and more showers and thunderstorms are expected today and tonight, according to the National Weather Service.
Light rain was streaking from some of the clouds rolling over the valley this morning, with a trace of rain recorded at McCarran International Airport by 9 a.m., the weather service said.
Forecasters say there's a 30 percent chance of scattered rain and thunderstorms through tonight.
High temperatures in the Las Vegas Valley will range from 91 degrees on the west side to 98 degrees on the east side, forecasters said.
Enough moisture will linger from Las Vegas east on Sunday for a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, forecasters said.
Dry air will arrive on a west-to-southwest flow Monday with temperatures near normal, they said.
At 8:56 a.m. today, the temperature at McCarran International Airport was 88 degrees. The normal low for today's date is 80 degrees. The record low was 60 degrees, set in 1949.
Around the valley just before 9 a.m., temperatures were 88 degrees at North Las Vegas Airport, 86 degrees at Nellis Air Force Base and 90 degrees at Henderson Executive Airport.
Temperatures in the valley were to rise today to 95 degrees by noon and reach a high of 98 degrees by 3 p.m., forecasters said. The normal high for today's date is 103 degrees and the record high was 113 degrees, set in 1937.
Temperatures are expected to drop to 97 degrees by 6 p.m., to 91 degrees by 9 p.m. and to 86 degrees by midnight, forecasters said.
Sunday's morning low will be 80 degrees and Sunday's high will climb to 105 degrees, they said.
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