Saturday afternoon/evening winds in the
Las Vegas Valley may be steady at 25-35 mph with gusts to 55 mph, according to the National Weather Service. A weather service wind advisory runs from 8 a.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday. The strongest winds are expected late Saturday afternoon into the early evening. Clark County has also issued a dust advisory for the day. Residents should secure all outdoor objects and be prepared from downed tree limbs and possible power outages. The Saturday forecast calls for patchy, blowing dust after 11 a.m. with a mostly sunny sky and high temperature near 70. Cities included in the wind advisory include Henderson, Primm, North Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Searchlight, Boulder City and Cal-Nev-Ari. Winds will stay nearly as strong overnight into Sunday. Winds should dissipate Sunday morning, and the day’s high temperature in the central valley is expected to be about 64. The Monday high should be near 69. No significant precipitation in the valley is forecast. Contact Marvin Clemons at mclemons@reviewjournal.com .