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Todays weather in Las Vegas - Monday - 18 May 2026
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Las Vegas weather takes a dramatic turn as a cold front drops temperatures from 104°F to 78°F — a full ten degrees below normal for mid-May. Gusty winds, blowing dust, and EDC chaos at the Motor Speedway make this a Monday worth knowing about before you head outside.
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Las Vegas, the wind won last night. Gusts hit seventy miles per hour Sunday evening, forcing the Electric Daisy Carnival to shut down multiple stages during what was supposed to be the festival's final night.
It wasn't just the festival feeling it. Out at Harry Reid International Airport, wind speeds topped sixty miles per hour Sunday evening and caused ground stops for departing flights.
Here's the bigger picture. A cold front pushed through the valley Sunday evening, and it brought more than just wind.
The wind doesn't fully let go tonight either. Expect mostly clear skies, but gusty conditions through the evening with patchy blowing dust.
Practically speaking, today is a layer-up, stay-hydrated, watch-the-wind kind of Monday. Seventy-eight degrees is comfortable, but those gusts aren't done.
Las Vegas. The heat wave is over, at least for now.
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