Las Vegas air quality to improve as cooler temperatures slowly rise

Improving aerial prime with lighter breezes are forecast for the Las Vegas Valley aft a acold beforehand moved done the Las Vegas Valley connected Monday, bringing stiff breezes and mean aerial quality.

“Temperatures volition beryllium rising backmost toward mean done the week,” National Weather Service meteorologist Chris Outler.

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Air prime was rated mean connected Monday portion breezes up to 44 mph were felt. The remainder of the week is expected to person bully aerial quality.

The Monday precocious was 67, recorded conscionable aft midnight, Outler said. Top upwind gusts were 44 astatine McCarran International Airport and 41 mph astatine North Las Vegas Airport. Angel Peak had the strongest hust astatine 84 mph astatine 6:50 a.m. Monday portion Hoover Dam recorded a gust of 52 mph.

By 6:30 p.m. Monday, winds were down to astir 5 mph.

The Tuesday precocious should beryllium astir 70 with winds of 10 mph oregon less.

By the weekend, precocious temperatures are forecast to beryllium successful the precocious 70s, conscionable astir normal. Another beforehand is expected to determination done connected Sunday.

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