[FrostyThe2nd]

Hi, I've lived in Las Vegas for 8 months and staying for another year and I'm just wondering if it snows in the valley. Maybe even flurries that don't accumulate? I've seen snow in the mountains, but not falling on the valley floor. It would be great if it does. Gives us a little winter feel.

[jfkIII]

Are you dreaming of a White Christmas?...just like the ones you used to know, perhaps? Where the treetops glisten...and children listen...to hear sleigh bells in the snow?

[MR77]

Originally Posted by FrostyThe2nd

Hi, I've lived in Las Vegas for 8 months and staying for another year and I'm just wondering if it snows in the valley. Maybe even flurries that don't accumulate? I've seen snow in the mountains, but not falling on the valley floor. It would be great if it does. Gives us a little winter feel.

I've lived here for six years and I have seen snow (enough to accumulate) only twice. It was very early in the morning after a storm and it had melted away by 9 or 10 AM.

It was very crazy to see snow on the palm trees. Pretty rare event.

[Buzz123]

As the town grows closer to the Mountains, people in the higher elevations, 2500 -3000 feet, will see a little snow most years (I don't think we have any homes above 3000 ft). It almost always melts right away. Lower elevations, below 2500 feet, will get flurries now and then that seldom stick to the ground for more than 20 minutes or so. We've always been considered to be on a five year cycle for snow in Las Vegas. The only time in over 40 years that I've seen it snow hard and stay on the ground for two or three days was in January of 1973 when my son was six months old.

It will get a little below freezing at night sometimes, so wrap your outdoor pipes. The only time I've ever seen it below freezing in the daytime was in January of 1991. I looked outside and my dog was walking across the pool. For a moment I thought I was witnessing a miracle.

There is usually snow above 7,000 feet in the Spring Mountains (Mt. Charleston) all winter, and there is actually a small glacier on Charleston Peak (11,982 ft) year round. When it is cloudy out, like it is today, you'll probably find snow as low as 4,000 - 5,000 feet going up the mountain.

[aqualung8705]

Originally Posted by Buzz123

The only time I've ever seen it below freezing in the daytime was in January of 1991. I looked outside and my dog was walking across the pool. For a moment I thought I was witnessing a miracle.

You must have a St. Bernard then, Buzz. Did you take any pictures?

If the storm is big enough, it'll also snow on the Sheep Range. It doesn't last long, tho'.

[FrostyThe2nd]

Thank you. It's good to know that there are flurries on occasion in the valley. I'm from LA so even flurries here and there is a nice experience for me. To hear that it got so cold here once that a swimming pool froze over is something I never expected. I actually look forward to the weather change this city has to offer

[olecapt]

Hey I was in Pasadena once when it snowed. Actually had a couple of Pasadena snowballs in my freezer for a few years. Figured they had to have magical properties. Broke one up into ice for LI Ice Teas one time hoping for medicinal properties but no luck.

Note that the intersection of Summerlin Parkway and 215 is at 3000 feet. So anybody west of 215 is likely to be above that altitude. I think it drops off a bit as you go south so it will likely be those homes built or to be built to the north of Summerlin Parkway.

[tortoise]

Even Mesquite (around 1600' elevation) gets some very rare winter storms where a little snow actually "sticks". This image was taken the evening of January 12, 2007. It remained cold the next day (17.6°F at 6:41 am), so the snow on grass in shady places didn't melt for around 2 days.

[kimba01]

That's so cute!!!

I wonder how the drivers did.

[joesmiley]

I remember the last time it snowed here. Doesn't last long but it's still a nice change