Snowing In Las Vegas: Photos, Videos Of White Winter After A Decade

It’s been a decade since it snowed in Las Vegas but Sunday was a different story as different parts of the city saw up to four inches of snowfall, which continued overnight.

The National Weather Service of Las Vegas tweeted out just after midnight that four inches of snow was recorded at the McCarran International Airport, as a winter advisory was issued for Las Vegas Valley, Northeast and Southern Clark County, which will expire at 4 a.m. local time (7 a.m. EST) Monday.

"A Winter Weather Advisory means accumulating snow will cause primarily travel difficulties. Travel may become hazardous on I-15 due to sections of snow-covered roads from Mesquite through Las Vegas to Jean and Primm," the advisory stated.

It added: “Slick, slushy roadways will make travel hazardous. Portions of local roads and major highways will likely be impacted."

Meanwhile, the residents of Las Vegas did not seem to mind the freezing temperature outside, enjoying the rare occasion and excitedly posting photos and videos of snow:

According to NWS meteorologist Chelsea Kryston, as much as two inches of snow had already accumulated in parts of the valley over the weekend with another inch or two expected to fall in places like Summerlin, Centennial Hills, Anthem and southern and northeastern Clark County. Spring Valley and the central valley, on the other hand, could see half an inch to an inch of snow.

The lowest temperature noted Sunday night was 34 degrees Fahrenheit – which is predicted to fall as the week progresses, with the lowest temperature Monday and Tuesday nights expected to reach 30 degrees and 32 degrees respectively. “It’s going to be an abnormally cold week,” NWS meteorologist John Adair said, Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.

He added that another cold system was headed toward the valley, expected to arrive late Wednesday and continue into Thursday, which meant there was “a good chance” of rain and snow in the area during that time. “This system could be even colder than the one dropping in today,” Adair said Sunday.

Instead of being bundled up inside their homes with a hot cup of cocoa, parents flocked into places like the Fox Hill Park, Summerlin, with their children where the young ones enjoyed making snowmen, waging snowball wars and sledding down small hills in saucers.

Ellie Pringle, 10, a fifth-grader at Givens Elementary School, said she hadn’t seen much snow in the last three years and hence was excited to come out with her mother to the park to play with her friends.