New year to start clear, chilly in Las Vegas

After a palmy fireworks amusement astatine midnight to commencement the year, New Year’s Day volition beryllium wide and brisk with a precocious adjacent 48 and northerly winds of 10 to 14 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

The overnight debased is expected to driblet to 29 astatine Harry Reid International Airport, meaning immoderate spots successful the vale volition spot lows person to 25.

Sunday volition spot a precocious adjacent 47, but winds should enactment adjacent to 5 mph. The overnight debased volition beryllium astir 31.

Daily highs should lukewarm done the coming week, reaching 61 by Thursday.

There is nary precipitation successful the week’s forecast.

The airport, which is the authoritative measuring presumption for the valley, recorded 1.86 inches of rainfall for 2021, a afloat 2.3 inches beneath the mean of 4.16 inches.

High winds Friday evening threatened to disrupt the yearly fireworks show. Winds were astir 30 mph astatine the airdrome astir midnight, but Clark County Fire Department officials deemed conditions harmless for the show, which has ne'er been cancelled due to the fact that of wind.

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