Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms will produce damaging winds and heavy rainfall over portions of the northern/central Plains into the mid/upper-Mississippi Valleys today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Essex (EXCC1)

Lat: 34.67235°NLon: 115.16693°WElev: 2644.0ft.

NA

103°F

39°C

Humidity NA
Wind Speed W 9 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update NA
Extended Forecast for

32 Miles WSW Needles CA

Extreme Heat Warning until August 2, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
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    Extreme Heat Warning until August 2, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sun

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 102 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 80. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 80 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 104. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 104 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 81.

    Low: 81 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 104.

    High: 104 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 80.

    Low: 80 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 100. Southwest wind around 9 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 102. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 80. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 104. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 81.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 104.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 80.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 103.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 78.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 101.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 79.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 98.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
32 Miles WSW Needles CA
 34.6°N 115.15°W (Elev. 3589 ft)
11:33 am PDT Jul 30, 2026
2pm PDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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