If you didn’t see any rain in your neighborhood the last two days, today may be your day.
There is a 50 percent chance of rain Friday for the Las Vegas Valley, said Ashley Nickerson, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Las Vegas. She explained that there is a 20-to-30 percent chance of rain in the morning, which grows to 50 percent after 2 p.m.
Nickerson said a low-pressure system coming from the Pacific Ocean is not only helping cool the valley off after two weeks of extreme heat but it is also boosting chances of much-needed rain in Southern Nevada.
On Thursday, Harry Reid International Airport recorded 0.02 inches, its first measurable precipitation in nearly two months. Rainfall on June 23 (0.02 inches) broke a rainless streak of 124 days.
On Wednesday, Reid recorded a trace of rain while parts of the east and northern valleys received some showers.
Nickerson said temperatures will stay below the normal of 104 during the next few days. The forecast high for Las Vegas is 93 degrees today. It will stay in the 90s on Saturday and Sunday.
Summer weather facts
— The average August rainfall in Las Vegas is 0.32 inches. In August 2025, Reid only saw a trace.
— The valley saw its hottest day of the year Aug. 1, with the airport recording 115 degrees, one degree short of a record high (set in 1979 and 1938).
— This past July was the third warmest on record, with an average temperature of 96.6.
— The morning low temperature at Reid on July 29 was 89 degrees. It ended the six-day streak of consecutive days with a low temperature at or above 90 degrees, the longest ever recorded for the valley.
— Las Vegas recorded its first 110-degree day of the year on July 8.
— The airport registered 12 days of 110 degrees or more in July, which was not a record. The annual normal is 10 days. In 2024, Reid saw a record 36 days of high temperatures of at least 110.
Contact Mark Davis at mdavis@reviewjournal.com.
