Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lone Pine/Death Valley Airport (KO26)

Lat: 36.58869°NLon: 118.04939°WElev: 3710.0ft.

Clear

66°F

19°C

Humidity 17%
Wind Speed N 9 MPH
Barometer 30.06 in (1017.95 mb)
Dewpoint 21°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 May 05:55 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

19 Miles WNW China Lake CA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 65. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy blowing dust after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west southwest 18 to 23 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing dust. Clear, with a low around 63. Windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing dust after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 76. Windy, with a west wind 14 to 24 mph increasing to 24 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Areas of blowing dust before 3am. Clear, with a low around 57. Windy.

    Low: 57 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and
    Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 65. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Patchy blowing dust after 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west southwest 18 to 23 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing dust. Clear, with a low around 63. Windy, with a west northwest wind 30 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing dust after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 76. Windy, with a west wind 14 to 24 mph increasing to 24 to 34 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.
Saturday Night
Areas of blowing dust before 3am. Clear, with a low around 57. Windy.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 56.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
19 Miles WNW China Lake CA
 35.83°N 117.95°W (Elev. 5164 ft)
11:33 pm PDT May 13, 2026
6am PDT May 14, 2026-6pm PDT May 20, 2026
 
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