Mountain snow could make travel difficult near Las Vegas

Travel successful upland terrain successful the Las Vegas portion could beryllium hard Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

A wintertime tempest informing has been issued for each higher elevation astir Las Vegas and successful Mohave County successful Arizona.

Up to 20 inches of snowfall is imaginable successful the Spring Mountains, Sheep Range and mountains successful southeast Lincoln County. Northern Mohave County successful Arizona could person 4-7 inches of snow. The informing runs done 4 p.m. Friday.

“Travel could beryllium precise difficult, particularly connected Nevada 160 crossed the Mountain Spring Summit,” states the wintertime tempest warning. “Also, Nevada 156, 157 and 158 into Kyle and Lee canyons. Higher elevations of Red Rock Loop whitethorn besides beryllium impacted, arsenic good arsenic each highways successful Lincoln County and Nevada 389 and Mount Trumbull Loop successful bluish Mohave County.

Rain imaginable successful valley

Rain was forecast for the Las Vegas Valley connected Wednesday, but held disconnected into Thursday.

There is simply a 70 percent accidental of rainfall successful the vale overnight, said meteorologist Chris Outler.

“Getting immoderate precipitation is not arsenic promising arsenic it was yesterday,” Outler said. “Whatever we bash get volition beryllium light.”

The strongest anticipation for rainfall was overnight into the aboriginal daylight hours, helium said.

The Thursday precocious successful Las Vegas was expected to beryllium astir 52 with an overnight debased adjacent 42.

Rain chances volition proceed connected Friday. New Year’s Day should beryllium clear.

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