i'm alyssa deitsch. dave hall has the day off. now it's time to get a first look at your fox5 weather 24-7 forcast... cassandra jones joins us now. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. the big story today will be gusty winds across southern nevada for friday. wind gusts around the las vegas valley will be in the 30 to 40 mph range. even stronger wind is expected along the colorado river valley. a wind advisory will be in effect for mesquite, laughlin, and lake havasu city throughout the day on friday with wind gusts in the 50 mph range. high temperatures friday will be in the mid to low 50s. it stays breezy saturday before winds calm down sunday. skies will be mostly sunny this weekend with temperatures back up around 60 sunday. we'll see cold air for the middle of next week with more wind and below average temperatures. we always complain about how horrible drivers are in las vegas, but a new study shows they aren't as bad as we think. according to "quote wizard" nevada has the fifth best drivers in the nation. california

good morning i'm alyssa deitsch, in for dave hall. and i'm maria silva. the annual 98- point-five kluc toy drive kicks off today, and organizers are hoping for another record breaking year. last year, thanks to your generous na the toy drive shattered records, collecting almost six-thousand bikes and well over 400-thousand dollars in gift cards and cash donations. that's in addition to more than 30 semi-trucks full of toys. the 18th annual toy drive takes place in the n-v energy parking lot on sahara. for 12 straight days 98-point-5's chet buchanan will eat, sleep and live atop that scaffolding, collecting each of your donations personally. bikes... toys... cash... gift cards..., anything really, just donate what you can. last year they collected more than 30 semi- trucks full of toys, so let's squash that record and brighten the holidays for children in need, right here in our valley. cassandra jones joins us now. cass overnight temps are already dipping into the 30's... is chet going to survive out there? or freeze his good morning i'm cassandra jones w

i'm alyssa deitsch. now it's time to get a first look at your fox5 weather 24-7 forcast... cassandra jones joins us now. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. it will be another cold morning th into the 30's before sunrise. we'll see a few clouds drift across the area, keeping temperatures up just a degree or two compared to last night. skies will be mostly sunny on thursday with a forecast high of 55 degrees in las vegas and afternoon breezes 10-20 mph. another system dives into the area friday, bringing another shot of cool air along with gusty winds out of the north. high temperatures will be in the mid to low 50s with wind gusts around 30 mph. the will be east of las vegas along the colorado river. a wind advisory takes effect at 7 am friday for mesquite, moapa, laughlin, and lake havasu city. it stays breezy on saturday with upper 50s before highs rebound back to 60 degrees on sunday. take advantage of the milder day on sunday because even colder air arrives early next week. ((anchor chat)) good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin wi

w'ere taking you inside "cowboy christmas" good morning i'm alyssa deitsch in for dave hall. and i'm maria silva. welcome to fox5 news this morning. first - cassandra jones joins us with a quick look at the fox 5 weather 24-7 forecast. good morning i'm cassandra jones with fox5. the big story today will be gusty winds across southern nevada for friday. wind las vegas valley will be in the 30 to 40 mph range. even stronger wind is expected along the colorado river valley. a wind advisory will be in effect for mesquite, laughlin, and lake havasu city throughout the day on friday with wind gusts in the 50 mph range. high temperatures friday will be in the mid to low 50s. it stays breezy saturday before winds calm down sunday. skies will be mostly sunny this weekend with temperatures back up around 60 sunday. we'll see another surge of cold air for the middle of next week with more wind and below average temperatures. good morning. here's a look at your fox5 traffic solutions let's begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use construc