000 TTAA00 KLAS 012222 NVZ009-020500- GREATER LAS VEGAS METROPOLITAN AREA FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAS VEGAS NV 330 AM PDT MON JUL 01 1996 .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS NEAR 80. VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. HIGHS NEAR 108. VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF MEASURABLE RAIN LESS THAN 20 PERCENT. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 70S. .WEDNESDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTENOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS... OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS NEAR 105. CHANCE OF MEASURABLE RAIN LESS THAN 20 PERCENT. .FOURTH OF JULY FORECAST...A CHANCE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS... OTHERWISE MOSTLY SUNNY. LOW IN THE UPPER 70S. HIGH AROUND 107. . TOMORROWS ULTRAVIOLET INDEX FORECAST FOR LAS VEGAS IS 11. THIS EXPOSURE LEVEL IS IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY. $$ SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SOUTHEAST FLOW OF AIR ALOFT WILL ALLOW SOME MOISTURE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA BY TUESDAY BRINGING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND MOUNTAINS. THANK-YOU TO ALL WHO RESPONDED TO THE REQUEST FOR USERS OF THE WEATHER SYNOPSIS. DUE TO THESE RESPONSES THE WEATHER SYNOPSIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE ATTACHED TO THE LOCAL FORECAST. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS...PLEASE CONTACT LARRY JENSEN...METEOROLOGIST IN CHARGE AT (702) 263-9744.