Now Playing
Todays weather in Las Vegas - Wednesday - 20 May 2026
Audio is available on Spreaker — see link below.
Las Vegas is recovering from Sunday's 63 mph gusts that grounded flights and knocked out power for nearly a thousand homes — but Tuesday brings sunny skies and a mild 82°F high. The real catch today is 12–20% humidity: dehydration risk is high, so drink water before you're thirsty.
Audio is available on Spreaker — see link below.
Las Vegas, four hundred and fifty-seven flights. That's what sixty-plus mph winds cost Harry Reid Airport on Sunday night.
The airport chaos was the headline, but the valley took hits in other ways too. Nearly a thousand homes and businesses lost power Sunday night.
Strong May gusts aren't unusual for Las Vegas. The timing and the mechanism here — a cold front pushing through — is the kind of thing this region sees in mid to late spring.
Today is a different story entirely. Sunny skies, high near eighty-two degrees, and north winds sitting between seven and fifteen mph.
The bigger question this week is whether the dry air sticks around. At twelve percent humidity, sustained through the coming days, that's something worth watching.
Las Vegas. Sunday was rough.
Chapter summary auto-generated from the verified script. Listen to the full episode for the complete content.