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

Fort Irwin/Barstow, Bicycle Lake Army Airfield (KBYS)

Lat: 35.28333°NLon: 116.61667°WElev: 2349.0ft.

Clear

85°F

29°C

Humidity 14%
Wind Speed SSW 19 MPH
Barometer 29.73 in (1006.77 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 15 May 07:55 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

24 Miles NE Barstow CA

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

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust before 10pm. Clear, with a low around 65. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing dust before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing dust after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 88. Windy, with a west wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a west wind 19 to 29 mph becoming north northwest 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy
    then Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

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

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 10pm. Clear, with a low around 65. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing dust before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 21 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Sunday
Patchy blowing dust after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 88. Windy, with a west wind 14 to 19 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 41 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a west wind 19 to 29 mph becoming north northwest 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 63.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
24 Miles NE Barstow CA
 35.05°N 116.45°W (Elev. 1916 ft)
2:12 pm PDT May 15, 2026
9pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
 
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