LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Near record highs are possible on Tuesday as temperatures gradually drop throughout the week.

TODAY: Expect mostly sunny skies in Las Vegas on Tuesday with high temperatures reaching 98 degrees this afternoon. The record on this day is 98 degrees, set in 1964. The wind is from the southeast at 10 miles per hour. A few showers will develop this afternoon into early evening, mainly north of the valley in Lincoln and Nye County. Anything that falls will be very light, with short gusts of up to 55 km/h possible.

Air quality in Las Vegas is rated “good” to “moderate” this morning due to areas of haze in the eastern valley. The pollen content is low.

THIS EVENING: Tonight we will see some scattered clouds, with low temperatures in the valley dropping to around 72 degrees overnight. The wind will remain from the west up to 10 km/h. At 2:30 a.m., temperatures will be around 77 degrees for Tropicana’s implosion, with winds of less than 10 miles per hour. There will be no public viewing for the implosion, so sit back on the couch and watch the live coverage on News 3!

EXTENDED FORECAST: Daytime highs will slowly decline for the rest of the week. Our next weather maker is a series of disturbances moving across the West this week and weekend. Highs in the valley will still be around 5-10 degrees above normal Saturday and Sunday, with highs in the low to mid 90s.

Early next week, temperatures will drop further to highs in the mid-80s Monday through Thursday.

THE TROPICS FOLLOW: Hurricane Milton remains a major Category 4 hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico, with maximum sustained winds of 140 mph (230 km/h), moving from east to northeast at 12 mph (20 km/h). This monster of a storm could strengthen again today into a category 5 storm (wind speeds of 250 km per hour or more). The light is forecast to weaken as it approaches the West Florida coastline. It still remains a powerful Category 3 hurricane, with an expected landfall near Tampa early Thursday morning (around 2 a.m. according to the latest forecast). If you combine the storm surge and the tide, a storm surge of 10 to 15 feet is possible in some areas. Damaging winds are expected, with 5 to 12 inches of rain possible, with isolated totals of up to 18 inches possible. As the storm moves inland, a few tornadoes will be possible in the Central and South Florida region. Rough water will also continue to affect areas. along the Gulf Coast in the coming days.