Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

MID HILLS (MDHC1)

Lat: 35.12317°NLon: 115.41131°WElev: 5365.0ft.

NA

78°F

26°C

Humidity 12%
Wind Speed SSW 7 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 15 May 06:51 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

41 Miles SE Baker CA

High Wind Watch May 17, 11:00am until May 18, 05:00am
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High Wind Watch
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 61. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy blowing dust between 8pm and 10pm. Clear, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 3am. Clear, with a low around 53. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 61. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy blowing dust between 8pm and 10pm. Clear, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 3am. Clear, with a low around 53. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 17 to 22 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 60.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
41 Miles SE Baker CA
 34.79°N 115.65°W (Elev. 4738 ft)
2:12 pm PDT May 15, 2026
7pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
 
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