Forecast:
Fair 76.0 F (24.4 C)
Las Vegas (Clark County) NV 89101 Current Weather Forecast and Conditions for:
May 19, 2013
Condition: Fair
Temperature: 76.0 F (24.4 C)
MSL Pressure: 1007.5 mb
Visibility: 10.00 Miles
Humidity: 16%
Dew Point: 26.1 F (-3.3 C)
Wind: South at 9.2 MPH (8 KT)
Observerd at: Las Vegas/Mccarran, NV
Overnight
Clear, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 89. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming north in the morning.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 67. North northeast wind 8 to 11 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87. North northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 69.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Las Vegas, NV Sunrise: 05:33
Las Vegas, NV Sunset: 19:40
What time is it in Las Vegas, NV?
Current Time: 1:43
Where is Las Vegas, NV USA?
Latitude: 36.114646
Longitude: -115.172816
Satellite/Radar:
Hazards:
Storm and Tornado Watch:
SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 178
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 178 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1150 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF FAR WESTERN MINNESOTA SOUTHEASTERN NORTH DAKOTA * EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING FROM 1150 PM UNTIL 400 AM CDT. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... SEVERAL DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE SEVERAL LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 55 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 55 MILES NORTHWEST OF FARGO NORTH DAKOTA TO 70 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF FARGO NORTH DAKOTA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU8). PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN AND OCCASIONALLY DO PRODUCE TORNADOES. && OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 173...WW 174...WW 175...WW 176...WW 177... DISCUSSION...A FEW STRONG TO SVR TSTMS...MAINLY WITH A THREAT FOR SVR HAIL...MAY MOVE/DEVELOP ENE INTO WW AREA AS WAA/MOISTURE INFLOW STRENGTHEN ATOP SHALLOW COOL LAYER IN WAKE OF W-E FRONT NOW MOVING S INTO NE SD. AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 24025. ...CORFIDI Read More About The SPC Severe Thunderstorm Watch 178
Fire Weather Watch:
SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 0223 AM CDT SUN MAY 19 2013 VALID 191200Z - 201200Z ...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR MUCH OF ERN NM INTO THE TX PANHANDLE AND TX S PLAINS... ...SYNOPSIS... ...MUCH OF ERN NM INTO THE TX PANHANDLE AND TX S PLAINS... THE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE SRN ROCKIES/SRN HIGH PLAINS WILL NOT MOVE MUCH TODAY. STRONG WLY FLOW THROUGH THE BASE OF THIS TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION. AT THE SURFACE...LOW PRESSURE OVER CNTRL KS WILL DEVELOP S/SE INTO OK DURING THE AFTERNOON. A DRYLINE EXTENDING S/SW FROM THIS LOW WILL BE THE FOCUS FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...BUT STRONG HEATING AND DEEP BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING BEHIND THE DRYLINE WILL RESULT IN VERY DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE CRITICAL AREA. WLY WINDS NEAR 20 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE JUXTAPOSED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 90S AND RH VALUES FROM 6-12 PERCENT. DRY FUELS AND ONGOING DROUGHT WILL COMBINE WITH THESE CONDITIONS TO CREATE A CRITICAL FIRE RISK. ...SW NM INTO SW TX... TO THE SOUTH OF THE CRITICAL...CONDITIONS WILL BE SLIGHTLY MORE MARGINAL DUE TO LIGHTER WIND SPEEDS FROM 10-15 MPH. CRITICALLY LOW RH VALUES ARE STILL EXPECTED...FROM 10-15 PERCENT. ...CA CENTRAL VALLEYS... BREEZY NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE CENTRAL CA VALLEYS TODAY AS SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT SHARPENS DUE TO BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE INTO THE GREAT BASIN. SPEEDS FROM 10-20 MPH ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONALLY...WARM TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S AND A DRY AIRMASS WILL LEAD TO RH VALUES FALLING INTO THE 15-25 PERCENT RANGE. THIS COULD LEAD TO AN ELEVATED THREAT WHERE FUELS ARE DRY. ..LEITMAN.. 05/19/2013 ...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT... Read More About The SPC Day 1 Fire Weather Outlook
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Get detailed information on earthquakes as they occur. Here are the last 6 significant earthquakes:
4.8 Codrington-Saint John's, Antigua and Barbuda EARTHQUAKE, May 18, 2013 19:50:46
3.8 Ferndale-Fortuna, California EARTHQUAKE, May 18, 2013 08:54:04
4.3 Rio Dell-Fortuna, California EARTHQUAKE, May 18, 2013 06:46:09
5.5 Minab-Qeshm, Iran EARTHQUAKE, May 18, 2013 15:27:50
5.6 Minab-Qeshm, Iran EARTHQUAKE, May 18, 2013 14:33:18
3.3 Rancho Palos Verdes-San Pedro, California EARTHQUAKE, May 18, 2013 02:41:02
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