Warm streak expected to last until Christmas Day

The Las Vegas Valley will be unseasonably warm and mostly sunny through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.

“We’ll be well above normal for the next few days and even through the weekend,” meteorologist Barry Pierce said.

The weather service forecasts high temperatures of 67, 64, 62 and 61 degrees Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, respectively.

Overnight low temperatures are expected to be in the low to mid-40s.

On Tuesday, Christmas Day, a lowpressure system is expected to move into the valley, bringing with it lower temperatures, a 20 percent chance for rain showers and unpredictable winds, Pierce said.

Las Vegans can expect a high of 57 on Tuesday — one degree above the average high for this time of year, Pierce said.

Temperatures overnight will dip to a chilly 38 before climbing to 54 degrees Wednesday, he said.

“It’ll be cool for the latter half of next week,” Pierce said.

Pierce said conditions at Mount Charleston will be “warm and mild” through the weekend. High temperatures will be in the upper 40s to low 50s, with low temperatures near freezing at night, he said.

There is a 30 percent chance for snow on Mount Charleston on Christmas Day, and temperatures are expected to reach a high of 39 degrees that afternoon. 338,000 residents in the Las Vegas Valley will “allow for two-way communication with the customer to reduce leaks” and fund construction of a new filtration system for the Colorado River near Laughlin, where heavy rainfall has triggered occasional drinking water health warnings for 9,000 residents and businesses, according to a news release.

The lawsuit doesn’t offer specifics about the boy’s wounds but says he suffered injuries to his “right eye, psyche, organs and systems” that “may be permanent and disabling.”

The Boy Scouts of America called it a “terrible accident.”