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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 >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

VISITORS CENTER AT FURNACE CREEK DEATH VALLEY (DEVC1)

Lat: 36.46222°NLon: 116.86361°WElev: -193.0ft.

NA

108°F

42°C

Humidity 10%
Wind Speed S 4 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index103°F (39°C)
Last update 15 May 06:00 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

38 Miles W Shoshone 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 63. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing dust between 9pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

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

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 63. Southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a west wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing dust between 9pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a north wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 65.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
38 Miles W Shoshone CA
 35.87°N 116.95°W (Elev. 3406 ft)
Last Update:
2:12 pm PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
 
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