Mostly cloudy in the evening then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 70.
Saturday
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
Sunday
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
Monday
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening...then partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of thunderstorms 40 percent.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning...then a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Chance of thunderstorms 30 percent.
... Excessive heat warning remains in effect from 11 am to 8 PM Wednesday... ... Excessive heat warning has expired for Tuesday...
The excessive heat warning is no longer in effect for today as temperatures drop an additional 10 degrees during the late evening. An excessive heat warning remains in effect from 11 am to 8 PM Wednesday for areas below 4000 feet in southern Nevada and surrounding areas of southeast California and northwest Arizona.
A strong area of high pressure will hold over the area through Wednesday... bringing dangerously high temperatures to the region. High temperatures are forecast to be around 110 to 112 degrees in the Las Vegas Valley... Barstow and Twentynine Palms... from 114 to 118 degrees in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area... Laughlin... Needles... Mesquite... Lake Havasu City... Bullhead City... and near 125 degrees in Death Valley.
An excessive heat warning is issued when temperatures are forecast to reach dangerous levels that will stress the body if precautions are not taken.
Record Report
Statement as of 9:12 PM PDT on July 8, 2008
... High temperature records broken or tied in the Las Vegas forecast and warning area today...
The temperature climbed to 106 degrees today in Bishop California. This reading broke the previous record high for the date which was 104 degrees set in 2002.
The afternoon high temperature at the Barstow Daggett Airport in southeast California reached 113 degrees... which tied the record high for the date last set in 1976. Down the Colorado River... the temperature at The Needles Municipal Airport soared to 117 degrees tieing the record for the date last set in 1985.
