This week we are in Las Vegas for a quick vacation.  Like usual, I checked the forecast which promised to be steamy for our 4-day excursion.

We arrived yesterday morning.  At 6:30 AM the temperature in Las Vegas was 94 degrees.  Can you believe that?  By lunchtime, it was 106, and at dinner the temperature met its high for the day at 109 degrees.  Several years ago when I visited Hoover Dam, it was 119 ... But it's a dry heat, right?

Its suppose to be 106 again today, and 109 again by Saturday with a little relief in sight for next week.  Although it's a dry heat, the sun is very hot and I noticed that my legs were burning from the heat radiating off the pavement.  Ouch!

It’s May 7th and has been raining off and on for the last couple of days.  Temperatures today will struggle to make 50 degrees.  Did I mention that it is May 7?

Late season snow looks to be in the forecast for tonight.  And even a late season frost/freeze could come Sunday morning.

Here’s what the National Weather Service had to say:

“A low pressure system will move across the area today and tonight. Colder air will begin to filter into central Minnesota late this afternoon with the rain changing to snow. The colder air will progress rather quickly to the south and east early tonight, with rain changing to snow across the rest of the area. Some snow accumulation is expected along and to the north of Interstate 94 late late today and tonight. The potential for up to 3 inches of accumulation is highest from Mora on eastward through Rice Lake and Ladysmith. A cold dome of high pressure will build over the region from Saturday into Sunday. This will likely lead to temperatures dropping below freezing over much of central Minnesota and west central Wisconsin Sunday morning. Lows in the lower 30s are expected across southern Minnesota.”

Ummm….Yuck.

Winter Storm Warning continues till 12 PM on Tuesday. As of 4 PM on Monday, almost 8 inches of snow has fallen in the southwest metro.

Another 2-3 inches are expected overnight, and an additional 1-2 inches again on Tuesday.

Here are some photos I snapped earlier:

Notice that the snow is almost up and over the mailbox now.

Jack on the other hand is nice and toasty while the weather outside is frightful.

A Winter Storm Watch has been issued for the Twin Cities metro area as of this Sunday morning.  Snow is expected to start and then quickly intensify throughout the day and evening and into Monday, continuing into Tuesday.

As much as 14 inches of snow could fall over the next couple of days.