so how does a fire let's ask our own nate tannenbaum..... wildfires can sometimes create its own wind... and that can turn into a spinning vortex of flames like you see right now fox5 weather 24/7 with les krifaton ((weather)) get ready for a brief ride up on the temperature rollercoaster. we'll be near record highs for sunday and monday. the records for th days are 11 and the forecast high for both days is 110. we'll slowly see afternoon highs slide back down as next week moves along. we'll even see some clouds moving in by wednesday and slight chances for showers.if we do get rain we're not anticipating major accumulation, but we are expecting the afternoon highs to drop down to and even slightly below normal by next weekend. closed captioning will resume shortly will resume shortly demi lovato and performing tonight at the m- g-m grand. but they're bringing a special group along on tour. mike bayer of the cast centers played a large role in helping lovato overcome issues with mental health and substance abuse. his goal is to open the conv

lets check in with nate tannenbaum for a look at the fox 5 weather 24-7 forecast. gusty winds and scattered sprinkles have been moving quickly through the las vegas area overnight. the chances for rain will be building throughout the day sunday and leading into monday. while forecast computers are projecting just over half an inch of charleston from today through early tuesday, the expected amount here in town is less than half that. some areas of the valley may see no accumulation at all. others may get more. that's why the storms we're forecasting area called "pop-up" storms. they're really hard to pinpoint in location, although most should be fairly fast-moving. there will be strong wind around storms and potentially sharp temperature drops. speaking of temps, daytime highs will drop from right around 100 to just under the triple digit mark for a couple of days, before rebounding back to between 100 and 102 for the rest of the week. lake mead also has chances for thunderstorms which could include lightning and strong wind. boaters on the lake a motorcyclist is i

first - nate tannenbaum joins us with a quick look at the fox 5 weather 24-7 forecast. it was a rollercoaster ride in the weather this past week. what's ahead for the weekend? there's still going to be a slight chance for rain over the high country temperature rollercoaster ride is over. after thursday's high of 85, the mercury shot back up to 101 yesterday. and we're expecting daytime highs to be around normal - or slightly above normal - for the next several days. the bottom line is that all the moist unstable air that led to "pop-up" storms here and there around southern nevada this past week is moving to the east. overnight lows will be in the low 80s with generally light wind, although there will still be breezes from the south- southwest at times up to 20mph. dozens of people came together last night... to remember a 7- year old boy killed in a crash earlier this week. the young boy was riding in a semi.. when the driver collided with another truck on was at the emotion vigil. for many of the dozens of people at the vigil -- it still doesn't feel real "i feel like

lets head over to nate tannenbaum with the weather. cc will continue shortly southwest part of the valley say they're stunned and disgusted.. after they director of the southern highland's boys and girls club is being charged with sex crimes. 44-year-old willis brown is accused of engaging in inappropriate behavior with three different kids. fox 5's eric hilt has more. "i'm still shocked...i dont even really know what to think" shock and concern...after parents recieved this letter when they picked up their kids from the southern highlands boys and girls club friday afternoon... it says the club's director had been arrested for inapprri behavior with three kids. "it makes me scared it makes me angry, we leave our kids with people that we trust and we dont expect anything to happen" 44 year old willis brown -- is facing three lewdness charges ... with metro police saying at least one of those incidents happened at the southern highlands clubhouse. according to the club's facebook page brown had been with boys and girls club for 12 years

nate tannenbaum joins us now with a look at the weather. get ready for a brief ride up on the temperature rollercoaster. we'll be near record highs for sunday and monday. the records for both days are 11 and the forecast high for both days is 110. we'll slowly see afternoon highs slide back down as next week moves along. we'll even see some clouds moving in by wednesday and thursday leading to showers.if we do get rain we're not anticipating major accumulation, but we are expecting the afternoon highs to drop down to and even slightly below normal by next weekend some local volunteers came together.. brainstorming ways to help people in the so- called "homeless corridor" downtown. the area is in need of change.. and locals want to help. possible ideas include a campus for homeless services... belongings.. and a mental health hub. there was also talk about increasing lighting... pathways to shelters... and a quick-care clinic. demi lovato was in town last night.. sharing the stage at the m-g-m grand with both nick jonas.. and a special group

ad lib to weather fox five's nate tannenbaum is in tonight with a first look at weather. now fox5 weather 24/7 (( weather )) two big stories in weather today: the perseid meteor showers - and the return of the heat. first, the shooting stars. while the peak of this year's meteor showerr was last night, there should still be plenty overnight tonight. the best way to see the shooting stars is to get out of town - away from city lights. someplace like near lake mead, or mt charleston, or redrock canyon - and just look up. every year around this time, earth's orbit moves our planet rthrough dust and debris of debris bounces off our atmosphere, it looks like shooting stars. now to the heat. high pressure returning to the desert southwest will send afternoon highs into near record territory through the weekend and the first few days of next week. it'll be around 110 sunday and monday. the record high for both days is 111. there will be some potential st into our area wednesday and thursday which will bring high temps down a few degrees and lead to slight chances for showers thu

lets check in with nate tannenbaum for a look at the fox 5 weather 24-7 forecast. mother nature is once again serving up a little bit of everything from the weather buffet. there will be plenty of sunshine over before stormclouds bubble up, dropping scattered hit-&-miss pop-up showers in various parts of the viewing area. some storms may be strong enough to produce wind gusts up to 40mph along with lightning and possibly hail. there may also be brief periods of heavy rain. other parts of the viewing won't get even a drop. this will be the case off and on throughout the weekend, with the best chances for meaurable rain coming up on monday. as of early saturday morning, the forecast does not call for any major accumulation in las vegas - - a tenth of an inch or in what metro say was a grow house bust. it happened just before 9 last night.. at a home near jones and iron mountain. this is still a developing story.. we will get you more details as soon as they're released. to follow this story and all breaking news.. you can download our free fox 5 vegas app in the app