LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — An upper level area of low pressure is delivering scattered showers to Southern Nevada this morning, and a final piece of energy will swing through Las Vegas this afternoon and evening, so a few more showers and thundershowers are possible then.
Current Conditions: 13 First Alert Weather
This is unusual for April, which is typically one of the driest months of the year in Las Vegas.
On Monday at McCarran International Airport we observed 0.20" of rain, which bested the old record for the date of 0.18" set in 1990.
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Mammatus clouds from late Monday. Thanks, Jose! https://t.co/nJulLnbQYW
— Justin Bruce (@just1nbruce) April 21, 2020
For the year 2020, Las Vegas has tallied 2.31" of rain, which is 0.45" wetter-than-average.
A long stretch of dry weather with warmer-than-average temperatures is expected to start tomorrow and last through the rest of the month of April.
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