HEADLINE: Changes on the way

LOW TODAY: 45 NORMAL LOW: 53

HIGH TODAY: 72 NORMAL HIGH: 74

WOW! What an afternoon it turned out to be. We reached a high temperature of 72 this afternoon. That's only the 6th time this year we've reached 70 degrees or higher.

Our next weather maker will arrive tomorrow, bringing mainly a windy day with only a slight chance for showers in the valley.

A WIND ADVISORY goes into effect at 11am tomorrow and will continue through 8pm. Southwest winds from 25-35mph along with a few gusts around 50mph are possible.

At this point, we're not expecting much rain for the valley. Mainly trace amounts up to .10" for Wednesday and Thursday.

WINTER STORM WARNING until 5pm Wednesday for the Spring Mountains. Snow showers are likely in our local mountains both Wednesday and Thursday with 5-10" of snow possible, mainly above 8,000 feet.

Temperatures will take a nose dive on Thursday before spring-like temps arrive just in time for the weekend.

This is the coldest start to a year in Las Vegas since 1973 when you look at the average high temperature and we're on pace for one of the coldest Marchs on record in terms of the average high temperature.

The current AVERAGE snowpack in the Upper Colorado Basin is at 158% of the March 28th average.

The current AVERAGE snowpack in the Sierra is at 254% of the March 28th average.

The current AVERAGE snowpack in the Spring Mountains is 465% of the March 28th average.

Total valley rainfall in 2023: 1.43" (-.31" below normal)

AIR QUALITY - HEALTHY

POLLEN COUNT:

TREES: HIGH

MOLD: LOW

GRASS: NONE

WEED: NONE

- Bill Bellis