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Extremely critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop across the Great Basin and Southwest today, and exceptionally dry and windy conditions will promote rapid wildfire spread through the weekend. Scattered severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible across parts of the Ozark Plateau into lower Ohio Valley and parts of the northern Rockies into adjacent Great Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Lone Pine/Death Valley Airport (KO26)

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

Clear

95°F

35°C

Humidity 11%
Wind Speed WNW 8 MPH
Barometer 29.78 in (1008.47 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index90°F (32°C)
Last update 26 Jun 03:15 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

20 Miles WNW China Lake CA

Wind Advisory June 26, 03:38pm until June 26, 11:00pm
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    Wind Advisory June 26, 03:38pm until June 26, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Fri

    Wind Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 68 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Dust and
    Damaging
    Winds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 87. Windy, with a west wind 28 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south southwest 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 60. West northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 63.

    Low: 63 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Areas of blowing dust. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Strong and damaging winds, with a west wind 40 to 50 mph decreasing to 26 to 36 mph. Winds could gust as high as 70 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing dust. Sunny, with a high near 87. Windy, with a west wind 28 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Very windy, with a west wind 30 to 40 mph decreasing to 20 to 30 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south southwest 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 60. West northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 63.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 63.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 64.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
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Point Forecast:
20 Miles WNW China Lake CA
 35.86°N 117.93°W (Elev. 4442 ft)
11:57 am PDT Jun 26, 2026
3pm PDT Jun 26, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 3, 2026
 
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