Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Central Plains; Active Pattern in the West

Gusty to high winds and low relative humidity will bring critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to the central and southern Plains today into Wednesday. Use caution with any potential ignition sources. Two Pacific storms will impact the western U.S. into Wednesday with gusty winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Wind Advisory until February 18, 04:00 PM PST

Current conditions at

Edwards Air Force Base (KEDW)

Lat: 34.918°NLon: 117.879°WElev: 2310.0ft.

Partly Cloudy

54°F

12°C

Humidity	50%
Wind Speed	SW 26 MPH
Barometer	29.92 in (1013.21 mb)
Dewpoint	35°F (2°C)
Visibility	40.00 mi
Last update	17 Feb 01:26 PM PST

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Extended Forecast for

Edwards Air Force Aux No Base CA

Wind Advisory February 17, 02:03pm until February 18, 04:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Wind Advisory February 17, 02:03pm until February 18, 04:00pm
NOW until 4:00pm Wed
Wind Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 53 °F
Rain and
Windy
Tonight
Low: 36 °F
Showers and
Windy
Wednesday
High: 48 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow
then Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Clear
then Slight
Chance
Rain/Snow
Thursday
High: 49 °F
Breezy.
Chance
Rain/Snow
then Chance
Rain
Thursday Night
Low: 29 °F
Breezy.
Chance Rain
then Mostly
Clear
Friday
High: 50 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 23 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Rain, mainly after 4pm. High near 53. Windy, with a southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain before 1am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of rain and thunderstorms after 4am. Low around 36. Wind chill values as low as 29. Windy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday

A slight chance of rain and snow before 9am, then a slight chance of rain between 9am and 10am. Snow level 2400 feet rising to 3100 feet in the afternoon. Sunny, with a high near 48. Wind chill values as low as 27 early. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow after 4am. Snow level 2800 feet. Mostly clear, with a low around 29. Wind chill values as low as 21. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.

Thursday

A slight chance of rain and snow before 10am, then a chance of rain. Snow level 3100 feet rising to 4200 feet in the afternoon. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of rain before 10pm. Snow level 3700 feet lowering to 2400 feet after midnight . Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 50. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind around 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind around 5 mph.