• Las Vegas sets new March record as historic heat spreads across the U.S. Southwest

    ByRishav Kothari

    A historic March heat event affected the U.S. Southwest on March 19 and 20, 2026, setting a new March temperature record in Las Vegas, Nevada, and a new highest March temperature ever recorded in the United States near Martinez Lake, Arizona. Multiple daily and monthly records were also broken across parts of Nevada, California, and Arizona, while authorities in Phoenix closed some hiking trails because of heat risk.

  • Freeze warnings in effect across southern Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada

    ByRishav Kothari

    Freeze warnings remain in effect across much of southern Arizona, southeastern California, and southern Nevada through the morning of Saturday, January 10, 2026. Temperatures are forecast to fall below freezing across several valleys and desert regions, including the Tucson and Phoenix metropolitan areas, the Las Vegas Valley, and the Upper Gila River and San Pedro valleys. The National Weather Service warns that these conditions could kill crops, damage sensitive vegetation, and affect exposed plumbing.

  • Flash flooding in Las Vegas Valley leaves man missing as storm breaks rainfall records

    ByHarsh Vardhan

    A powerful storm system drenched Southern Nevada on May 6, triggering flash flood warnings, airport delays, and a swift-water rescue in Henderson after a man was swept into a wash and disappeared. Rainfall totals shattered multiple records across the Las Vegas Valley, with Harry Reid International Airport logging the highest May rainfall in over five decades.

  • Las Vegas surpassed its annual average rainfall in just 5 months

    ByTeo Blašković

    Las Vegas has surpassed its yearly average rainfall on May 9 with 114.5 mm (4.51 inches) recorded since January 1. The annual average for the city is 106.4 mm (4.19 inches). May average is 3 mm (0.12 inches). The city has already experienced its wettest May 9 and 10…