Las Vegas weather for Saturday, July 30, 2022
Another night of monsoonal storm activity appears unlikely for the Las Vegas Valley on Saturday.
Small storm cells formed over Lincoln County and near St. George, Utah, late Saturday afternoon, but did not appear threatening to the Las Vegas area.
“Those conditions could develop again,” said meteorologist Matt Woods after a Friday storm that was primarily a wind event, knocked out power to more than 16,000 NV Energy customers.
Pahrump and Boulder City received thunderstorm action, the Nye County seat hit with rain early Friday evening while Boulder City got the tail end of the storm after 9 p.m.
The biggest single spot for rain was the Winchester area with .75 of an inch. Winds of 54 mph were registered at Nellis Air Force Base.
The latest National Weather Service forecast calls for a 30 percent chance of scattered showers in the Las Vegas area before 8 p.m.
The Sunday risk of precipitation is pegged at 50 percent. A high near 97 is forecast.