Temperatures will cool in Las Vegas after near record highs

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Near-record highs are possible on Tuesday as temperatures gradually drop throughout the week.

TODAY: Expect mostly sunny skies in Las Vegas on Tuesday and high temperatures of up to 98 degrees this afternoon. The record for this day is 98 degrees, the same as in 1964. The wind is blowing from the southeast at a speed of up to 10 miles per hour. A few showers will develop into the early evening this afternoon, primarily north of the valley throughout Lincoln & Nye County. Anything falling will be very light, with brief gusty winds up to 35 mph possible.

Air quality in Las Vegas this morning is rated “good” to “moderate” for hazy areas in the East Valley. The pollen count is low.

TONIGHT: We will see a few scattered clouds this evening and low temperatures in the Valley will fall to around 72 degrees overnight. Westerly winds continue to blow at speeds of up to 10 miles per hour. At 2:30 a.m., temperatures during the Tropicana implosion will be around 77 degrees, with winds below 10 miles per hour. The implosion will not be visible to the public, so sit back on your couch and watch live coverage on News 3!

ADVANCED FORECAST: Daily highs will slowly fall for the rest of the week. Our next weather maker is a series of disturbances moving across the West this week into the weekend. High temperatures in the Valley will still be about 5 to 10 degrees above normal on Saturday and Sunday, with highs in the low to mid 90s.

As we begin next week, temperatures will continue to drop to highs in the mid to upper 80s NEXT Monday through Thursday.

TRACKING THE TROPICS: Hurricane Milton remains a Category 4 major hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph and an east/northeast speed of 12 mph. This monster storm could strengthen again today into a Category 5 storm (winds of 155 mph or more). Mild weakening is forecast as it approaches the West Florida coast. It will still remain a strong Category 3 hurricane and is expected to make landfall near Tampa early Thursday morning (around 2 a.m. according to the latest forecast). Storm surge of 10-15 feet is possible in some areas when storm surge and high tide combine. Damaging winds are expected, with rainfall amounts of 5 to 12 inches possible, with isolated amounts of up to 18 inches possible. As the storm moves inland, some tornadoes are possible in the Central and South Florida region. Rough waters will also continue to impact areas along the Gulf Coast over the next few days.