# New Extreme Heat Warning Grips Las Vegas Through Friday, Dog-Friendly Cooling Stations Open

Source: https://dogfriendlylasvegas.com/dog-news/local-dog-news/new-extreme-heat-warning-grips-las-vegas-through-friday-pet-friendly-cooling-stations-open/
Published: 2026-08-19

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A fresh Extreme Heat Warning is in effect across the Las Vegas Valley through Friday evening, and Clark County has activated daytime cooling stations that allow dogs on a leash or in a carrier.

 

The National Weather Service warning runs from Tuesday, August 18, through 8 p.m. Friday, August 21.

 

Forecast highs are holding in the 108 to 109 degree range through the warning period, with overnight lows only easing into the mid to upper 80s. That leaves little relief for dogs kept outside after dark.

 

Daytime cooling centers are open in Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City, Laughlin, Mesquite, and several rural areas, mostly inside community centers, public libraries, and homeless resource centers. A handful of locations are specifically designated as pet-friendly.

 

Pet-friendly cooling stations include the Courtyard Homeless Resource Center at 314 Foremaster Lane, open 24 hours a day, along with the Whitney Recreation Center on East Missouri Avenue, the Boulder City Library, the Colorado River Food Bank in Laughlin, and American Legion Post 60 in Laughlin, reports [FOX5 Las Vegas](https://www.fox5vegas.com/2026/08/18/southern-nevada-activates-cooling-stations-amid-extreme-heat-warning/).

 

Pets must stay in a carrier or on a leash at those sites.

 

The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District has also opened all of its major branches as daytime cooling centers during regular hours, including Centennial Hills, Sahara West, East Las Vegas, Windmill, and the Clark County branch on Flamingo Road.

 

The seven-second pavement test remains the simplest way to check a walk route. Press the back of your hand to the asphalt, and if you cannot hold it there, it is too hot for a dog’s paws.

 

Dog owners should walk before 7 a.m. or after 8 p.m., carry water on every outing, and never leave a dog in a parked vehicle, even briefly.

 

Watch for heavy panting, drooling, stumbling, or a dog that suddenly stops and refuses to move, since those are signs of heat stress rather than normal rest breaks.

 

This warning follows a [record-tying stretch of extreme heat](https://dogfriendlylasvegas.com/dog-news/local-dog-news/las-vegas-extreme-heat-warning-extended-through-saturday-tying-an-11-day-record/) earlier this month that we have been tracking since late July. We will continue to report on the warning as conditions change.