PG&E issues shutoff warning due to weekend Bay Area... Bay Area temperatures dive below freezing, triggering 'black ice' warning. However, it added there could be a small amount more of the wintery conditions this afternoon, with “less than a half inch” expected. Rain in Las Vegas Valley, snow in mountains through Wednesday Rain expected Monday evening in the Las Vegas Valley fell to the west, but wet weather is still on its way to the area this week. Man ordered to re-start quarantine just days away from end, The AFL and NRL Grand Final images that made footy history, NSW cop loses his job after drunken night out ends in assault, Woman with coronavirus died on flight in the USA, officials say, COVID-19 cocktail turned Trump into 'Superman', Coronavirus 'ghost towns': Iconic Parisian sights deserted during new curfew. High near 80F. Las Vegas also recorded a trace of snow on Feb. 10. McCarran International Airport has seen at least a trace of snow five days in February. Social media exploded with tweets about snowfall on the Las Vegas Strip on Feb. 17, 2019. A trace of snow was officially reported at McCarran International Airport late Sunday and again early Monday but other parts of the valley saw a dusting to an inch or two of snow. no moonlight, or other lights). Wednesday calls for a 70 percent chance of rain with some snow flurries possible early. More bitterly cold weather is predicted on Thursday, with temperatures dipping to 2C (7F). Another winter storm coming from the Pacific Northwest is expected to arrive on Wednesday and Thursday in Nevada. the National Weather Service office in Las Vegas tweeted when the first flakes of snow were reported at the famous gambling town McCarran Airport Sunday night. The last time any measurable snow fell in Las Vegas was in December 2008. "Las Vegas can officially report at least a Trace of snow for 2/17/2019!" NHP Southern Command shared news of snowfall in the Las Vegas Valley on Feb. 17, 2019. The snow prompted closure of highway 160 for a time Wednesday night between Las Vegas and Pahrump, but it was later opened after plows cleared the road. Las Vegas schools were open today and the Nevada Highway Patrol said some areas had snow and ice but all freeways were open. Since then, the most amount … Forecasters say the snow accumulation could reach to 76mm on the city's western and southern outskirts by tomorrow morning but that rain could reduce snow accumulations. Sunny. Weather warnings issued. Meanwhile, in Minnesota, snowfall topped 762mm inches yesterday - making this month not only the snowiest February in history, but one of the top 10 snowiest months ever for the North Star State, according to the National Weather Service. Many Las Vegans may travel to Los Angeles for Thanksgiving or have friends and relatives coming from Los Angeles to Las Vegas. We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good. Winds SSW at 5 to 10 mph. On the city's west side, 4 to 5 inches of snow had fallen through Wednesday night in Summerlin, and over 10 inches of snow had piled up on Mt. Amy Graff is the news editor for SFGATE. The snowstorm is the first to hit the sun-kissed city in the Nevada desert in over a decade. “Starting Wednesday it could be a problem. But Las Vegas’s record snow fall came over five days in February 1949. Social media soon exploded with photos and videos of snow on the famed Strip. Alleged gunman who railed against 'f—in' Californians' at Idaho campground shot dead. Copyright © 2019 Las Vegas Review-Journal, Inc. | Privacy Policy, The Thanksgiving week forecast calls for 8 to 25 inches of snow possible above 4,000 feet in the Spring Mountains with rain likely in the Las Vegas Valley. This was the second time this week parts of Las Vegas saw snow. Storm advisories have become storm warnings for the Spring Mountains for the holiday week. Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Newark, New Jersey, airports were seeing flights called off. order back issues and use the historic Daily Express Snow has fallen two other times in the Las Vegas Valley this February but with much less sticking to the ground. © Copyright TWC Product and Technology LLC 2014, 2020. Express. Varian warned that snow in high California elevations could cause issues on the Mountain Pass bridge that is prone to ice. "IT HAPPENED!" Ordinary outdoor activities are not possible at this time without extra illumination. She's a Bay Area native and got her start in news at the Daily Californian newspaper at UC Berkeley where she majored in English literature. The potent winter storm had prompted officials to close schools in Minnesota and the federal government to close all its offices in Washington, DC, with a handful of exceptions yesterday.