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Las Vegas climate/weather
Quote from pickingupellen on February 17, 2017, 4:31 pmI'm writing a story set in Las Vegas, I've could do with some help with describing the weather... I've made some assumptions based on what I know about cities in desert regions but I could do with some more local knowledge. (Or actually seeing as my characters are mostly non-local people who have visited would work)
My story is set in the summer and I'm going to have characters in and out of a variety of crime scenes, labs and police stations. I could do with some general descriptions of:
- Sunlight quality, I'm sure it is bright but do you get haze from pollution/smog (is that at certain times of the day, certain places)?
- How would you describe the light pollution at night (colourful, dull)?
- What does the air feel like in the daytime (is it dry heat, humid, can you feel dust in the air when you breath)? In the evenings? At night/early hours of the morning?
Thanks!
I'm writing a story set in Las Vegas, I've could do with some help with describing the weather... I've made some assumptions based on what I know about cities in desert regions but I could do with some more local knowledge. (Or actually seeing as my characters are mostly non-local people who have visited would work)
My story is set in the summer and I'm going to have characters in and out of a variety of crime scenes, labs and police stations. I could do with some general descriptions of:
- Sunlight quality, I'm sure it is bright but do you get haze from pollution/smog (is that at certain times of the day, certain places)?
- How would you describe the light pollution at night (colourful, dull)?
- What does the air feel like in the daytime (is it dry heat, humid, can you feel dust in the air when you breath)? In the evenings? At night/early hours of the morning?
Thanks!
Quote from Hannah Skye on February 18, 2017, 2:20 pmI lived in Las Vegas for twenty years. Here's what I can tell you...
Summer is hot and dry...it can be 90 degrees at 7 a.m. and go up from there, while I lived there 117 degrees was a recorded high temp - in early July. Once the high is hit, the temp will stay for several hours, the hottest part of the day is between 12 and 4. It's rear to see kids out playing during the summer months. Walking the dog was done in the very early hours ...leave the house by 5:30 a.m. (or earlier) or very late in the evening, well after the sun had been down for hours (after 9:30). The concrete and asphalt could and did burn a dog's foot pads.
Hot temps can start in April and not end until October...while I lived there Halloween could be passing out candy in shorts and a t-shirt or sweats and a sweatshirt. Rain is rare, but when it does rain expect some flooding, on the Strip usually at the Wynn Hotel parking garage.
Yes, the sun is very bright and sunglasses are a requirement. No so much smog, but on windless days, dust and dirt will hang in the air and causing a brown haze over the city, and can be seen hanging over the strip. Humidity is usually in the single digits unless a storm is expected.
Light pollution - that would depend on your location, on the Strip with all the neon - well you can imagine - you can't see many stars. But in outlying areas and neighborhoods, you can see some stars - you can find the "Big and Little Dippers". The Strip is very bright and chaotic, driving the Strip at night isn't the most fun thing in the world, unless you're used to it. Outlying neighborhoods would be typical light pollution - street lights, house lights and business lights (outside casinos).
Yes, when the dust is thick you can feel it in the air, local meteorologists will give warnings for people with lung/breathing issues to remain indoors during the worst days. Wildfires in California can also affect Las Vegas air quality if the winds are right and the location of the fire is close to the state borders Las Vegans can smell and see the smoke in the air.
Mornings are the best part of a summer day, the air is "softer", but it doesn't last long, a few hours at best. Evenings are hot even without the sun, with concrete and asphalt radiating accumulated heat. During the hottest part of the day, the air can feel very dry and harsh - it can be hard to breathe because the air is so hot. And, this also depends on weather condition, clear vs. cloudy. Clouds will act like a blanket keeping in the heat so mornings after a cloudy night will be less "soft" and hotter.
I hope this helps...
I lived in Las Vegas for twenty years. Here's what I can tell you...
Summer is hot and dry...it can be 90 degrees at 7 a.m. and go up from there, while I lived there 117 degrees was a recorded high temp - in early July. Once the high is hit, the temp will stay for several hours, the hottest part of the day is between 12 and 4. It's rear to see kids out playing during the summer months. Walking the dog was done in the very early hours ...leave the house by 5:30 a.m. (or earlier) or very late in the evening, well after the sun had been down for hours (after 9:30). The concrete and asphalt could and did burn a dog's foot pads.
Hot temps can start in April and not end until October...while I lived there Halloween could be passing out candy in shorts and a t-shirt or sweats and a sweatshirt. Rain is rare, but when it does rain expect some flooding, on the Strip usually at the Wynn Hotel parking garage.
Yes, the sun is very bright and sunglasses are a requirement. No so much smog, but on windless days, dust and dirt will hang in the air and causing a brown haze over the city, and can be seen hanging over the strip. Humidity is usually in the single digits unless a storm is expected.
Light pollution - that would depend on your location, on the Strip with all the neon - well you can imagine - you can't see many stars. But in outlying areas and neighborhoods, you can see some stars - you can find the "Big and Little Dippers". The Strip is very bright and chaotic, driving the Strip at night isn't the most fun thing in the world, unless you're used to it. Outlying neighborhoods would be typical light pollution - street lights, house lights and business lights (outside casinos).
Yes, when the dust is thick you can feel it in the air, local meteorologists will give warnings for people with lung/breathing issues to remain indoors during the worst days. Wildfires in California can also affect Las Vegas air quality if the winds are right and the location of the fire is close to the state borders Las Vegans can smell and see the smoke in the air.
Mornings are the best part of a summer day, the air is "softer", but it doesn't last long, a few hours at best. Evenings are hot even without the sun, with concrete and asphalt radiating accumulated heat. During the hottest part of the day, the air can feel very dry and harsh - it can be hard to breathe because the air is so hot. And, this also depends on weather condition, clear vs. cloudy. Clouds will act like a blanket keeping in the heat so mornings after a cloudy night will be less "soft" and hotter.
I hope this helps...