Cooler in the NW? (Las Vegas, Henderson: houses, to buy, live)

I've lived ALLLLL over this valley and yes...it is a little cooler but most times you wont notice it....remember, its also a little cooler in the winter

It feels like a hairdryer in your face when it is 100 degrees outside.

It feels like a hairdryer in your face when it is 105 degrees outside.

It feels like a hairdryer in your face when it is 110 degrees outside.

It feels like a hairdryer in your face when it is 115 degrees outside.

Just sayin'.

The NW is also closer to the Spring Mountains, so you'll get more "weather" meaning rain (if it ever does) snow showers, clouds (if we ever get either of those)

The temp difference in the NW compared to the rest of the valley is negligible..when it's hot, it's hot all over the valley..

Good luck with your move and congrats on your jobs!!!

Jeez, so many on here complaining they can't find work, yet two older folks from Cali have jobs lined up...

My curiousity is getting the better of me, and forgive me for being nosy, but do you mind me asking what these jobs are?

Just curious, because all we see is people saying they can't find employment, even part time or on call, yet so many others get jobs and move here???

Thanks!

people never seem to learn that....99 is heaven 105 is warm 110 is HOTT and 115 is the fires of hell

I agree with Dyn - 100 even 102 or 103 is OK with low RH. Still suitable for yard work. Above 105 the pool or misted patio. Above 110 indoors.

NW is 3 or 4 degrees cooler generally. You won't notice it. It is also a little clearer and less smoggy. In general though none of this is a big enough deal to effect where you live.

So decide where the right houses are and if all things are equal go to NW.

Here's the boring technical stuff. The Las Vegas Valley is not a valley, it is on an alluvial plane that slants from the Spring Mountains in the west toward the river in the east. So the west side of the "Valley" is more than 1000 feet higher in elevation than the east side. The part that makes sense is that lighter hot air rises and heavier cold air sinks, so the fact that the lower areas are colder in winter, and tend to freeze first, makes sense. Now you'd think it would be just the opposite in summer, and the hot air would rise to the higher elevations like it does in your attic, and whatever cool air there is would sink for the same reason your A/C ducts are near the ceiling, but it doesn't work that way. And that's where the persons of weather persuasion loose me with their explanations. But you can go to the various TV station websites and email all the weatherpersons, and they'll give you the explanation. If you understand it, though, please explain it to me.

Lake Mead, even lower than Henderson, can sometimes be as much as ten degrees hotter, but once you get past 100º your skin is burning anyway, so it's hard to tell the difference. As far as what house to buy, the heat difference between Green Valley and Summerlin shouldn't matter all that much in the over all choice you make.

Down in Anthem Highlands (Henderson), Google Earth reports my elevation at about 3100 ft, which is about a 1K higher in elevation than the strip. My car's thermometer typically shows about a 6-8 degree drop in temperature from 215 @ Eastern as you drive south on Eastern climbing the hill.

I would think that is a combination of the lapse rate and urban heating.

The back part of Summerlin...say 215 and Summerlin Pkwy is at about 3,000 feet.

I suspect if you compared a residental area in Green Valley Ranch to Anthem it would be less than 5 degrees.

The "valley" is slanted and not completely flat, and it seems to me like certain roads mark where elevation changes

Example, if you were to travel westward on Flamingo starting at Nellis, the elevation rises at 95, Pecos, Eastern, Maryland, Deactur, and Rainbow before it begins more of a very gradual upward climb until you reach 215 where you can get a pretty good view of most of the city