There’s a hurricane brewing about 1,000 miles south of Las Vegas. And it’s moving north.

But don’t expect another Hilary.

“It’s not going to have much influence (on Las Vegas),” Matt Woods of the National Weather Service said Wednesday night. “It’s staying south and will affect southern Arizona.”

The Category 1 hurricane is strengthening and may dump 15 inches of rain on parts of Baja California and northwestern Mexico, the Associated Press reported.

In August 2023, the remnants from Hurricane Hilary wreaked havoc on parts of the valley and surrounding mountains. It forced the closure of Earl B. Lundy Elementary School on Mount Charleston, which recently reopened.

Very dry monsoon season

The last time Harry Reid International Airport saw measurable rain was July 3, at the beginning o

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