Cold Front Brings Strong Wind, Cooler Temperatures to Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A cold front moving into Southern Nevada will bring strong wind, cooler temperatures and several days of unsettled weather.

Thursday and Friday are First Alert Weather Days, with the strongest wind expected late Thursday night into early Friday morning. A Wind Advisory will go into effect at 11 am Thursday through 5 am Friday.

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On Thursday, southwesterly wind will increase throughout the day, before shifting out of the north. Gusts will reach 30 to 40 mph across most areas, with higher gusts in elevated terrain. The high in Las Vegas will reach 82° Thursday.

The strongest wind will follow the front, with northerly wind strengthening late Thursday into Friday morning.

The front will also bring cooler air into the region, dropping temperatures from top to bottom on Friday. The high will drop to 69°, with the wind backing off to more of a breeze by Friday afternoon.

Conditions will improve over the weekend as high pressure builds. Highs will reach 78° Saturday and 86° Sunday with lighter wind.

Another system arrives early next week. Monday and Tuesday are also First Alert Weather Days, with highs of 87° and 80°, bringing renewed wind and a slight chance of showers by midweek.

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