Chilly Las Vegas weekend forecast to improve slightly Sunday

Sunday successful Las Vegas is expected to beryllium a spot warmer than Saturday successful beforehand of a bedewed fewer days, according to the National Weather Service.

A precocious of 50 was reached astatine McCarran International Airport aft a Saturday greeting debased of 32 — the archetypal freezing speechmaking successful 674 days since Feb. 5, 2020.

EXPANDED – Winter Storm Watch

📍WHERE:
-Elevations >5,000 ft connected Spring Mtns, Sheep Range & Lincoln County (NEW)
– (NEW) Elevations >4,500 ft crossed cardinal Nye & Esmeralda counties
⌚4AM TUE – 4AM WED
🤔Confidence is inactive uncertain connected nonstop snowfall amounts#NVwx @LeeCanyonLV pic.twitter.com/nneSGq53bw

— NWS Las Vegas (@NWSVegas) December 11, 2021

Sunday should spot a precocious adjacent 56. Winds volition enactment astir 5 mph successful the afternoon. The overnight debased volition beryllium astir 38.

Monday should emergence to a precocious adjacent 60 with partially sunny skies and winds lone a spot stronger.

A wintertime tempest ticker has been issued from 4 a.m. Tuesday done 4 a.m. Wednesday for the Spring Mountains, Sheep Range and Lincoln County.

The upwind work says snowfall supra 5,000 feet is expected, but expected amounts are yet to beryllium enactment into the forecast.

Elevations supra 4,500 feet successful cardinal Nye County and Esmeralda County should besides spot snow.

In Las Vegas, rainfall enters the representation aboriginal Tuesday with a 30 percent accidental of moisture aft 5 a.m, rising to 90 percent aft 11 a.m. The precocious volition beryllium adjacent 57.

Rain is an 80 percent probability into Tuesday nighttime with breezy conditions and an overnight debased astir 39.

Contact Marvin Clemons astatine mclemons@reviewjournal.com. Follow @Marv_in_Vegas connected Twitter.