Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Harry Reid International Airport (KLAS)

Lat: 36.07188°NLon: 115.1634°WElev: 2180.0ft.

Clear

91°F

33°C

Humidity 13%
Wind Speed E 4 MPH
Barometer 29.83 in (1010.16 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 15 May 11:05 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NNW Las Vegas NV

High Wind Watch May 17, 11:00am until May 18, 05:00am
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High Wind Watch
  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 100. Southeast wind 5 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 71. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 94. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing dust after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest 15 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy.

    Low: 58 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 100. Southeast wind 5 to 14 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 71. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 94. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
Patchy blowing dust after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest 15 to 25 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 63.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 92.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NNW Las Vegas NV
 36.1°N 115.17°W (Elev. 2136 ft)
12:16 am PDT May 15, 2026
11am PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026
 
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