The lowest temperatures in over a month arrive tonight. Cold air spilling into the state may be accompanied by a few flurries or snow showers from Indy northward.
You think it’s cold here?
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 235 AM PST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...RARE LOW ELEVATION SNOW NEW YEAR`S EVE INTO NEW YEAR`S DAY... .A COLD AND SOMEWHAT MOIST STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS CALIFORNIA THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING THEN ACROSS THE MOJAVE DESERT BETWEEN NEW YEAR`S EVE INTO NEW YEAR`S DAY. WITH SUFFICIENT COLD AIR IN PLACE AND MOISTURE MOVING INTO IT...SNOW WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO FALL AND ACCUMULATE AS LOW AS AROUND 2000 FEET. NVZ016-018>020-310000- /O.UPG.KVEF.WS.A.0005.141231T0000Z-150101T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KVEF.WW.Y.0009.141231T0000Z-150101T0600Z/ NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY-SHEEP RANGE-SPRING MOUNTAINS- RED ROCK CANYON-LAS VEGAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MESQUITE...OVERTON...MOAPA... THE TOWN OF MT CHARLESTON...RED ROCK...LAS VEGAS... NORTH LAS VEGAS...HENDERSON...BOULDER CITY...SUMMERLIN...NELLIS... MOUNTAINS EDGE...SEVEN HILLS...BLUE DIAMOND 235 AM PST TUE DEC 30 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAS VEGAS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST CLARK COUNTY...THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT...BE STEADIEST AND HEAVIEST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN TAPER OFF LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. THE BEST WINDOW FOR SEEING ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY WILL BE ON NEW YEAR`S EVE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. * SNOW LEVEL: SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START AROUND 3000 FEET THEN LOWER TO AROUND 2000 FEET. * TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TRACE AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED OVER MUCH OF THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY...BUT SOME OF THE HIGHER FOOTHILLS MAY SEE UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW. THE SPRING MOUNTAINS AND SHEEP RANGE WILL LIKELY SEE BETWEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON EAST AND NORTHEAST FACING SLOPES.
Blame this awesomely-large Arctic High Pressure system:
WIKI POTEETIA
Coldest Indy temp so far this season was 9 above on the morning of November 18.
INDY ALMANAC
The average high today is 36 and the average low is 21. Records are 67 and -14. The sun rises at 8:06 and sets at 5:30.
PAUL’S PREVIOUS PREDICTION
Yesterday’s high was 37. My forecast was 36.
INDY SEVEN DAY FORECAST
Today: Partly to mostly cloudy and colder. A few flurries or snow showers are possible. High 30.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low 14.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High 23.
New Years Eve: Mostly clear. Low 20.
New Years Day: Mostly sunny. High 32.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 25.
Friday: Partly cloudy. High 37.
Friday Night: Chance of freezing rain and sleet after midnight. Low 29.
Saturday: Rain. Rain could be mixed with sleet and freezing rain in the morning. High 36.
Saturday Night: Rain changes to snow. Low 26.
Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a few snow showers. High 30.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy. Low 15.
Monday: Partly cloudy. High 22.
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