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

Lone Pine/Death Valley Airport (KO26)

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

Clear

79°F

26°C

Humidity 15%
Wind Speed NW 6 MPH
Barometer 29.81 in (1009.48 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 15 May 07:55 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

21 Miles WNW China Lake 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. Clear, with a low around 60. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing dust before 11am, then patchy blowing dust after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Breezy.
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing dust after noon. Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 19 mph increasing to 19 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing dust between 11pm and 1am. Clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing dust. Clear, with a low around 60. Windy, with a west northwest wind 25 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 46 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing dust before 11am, then patchy blowing dust after 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a west wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 15 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Sunday
Patchy blowing dust after noon. Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy, with a southwest wind 9 to 19 mph increasing to 19 to 29 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing dust between 11pm and 1am. Clear, with a low around 50. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 53.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 57.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 61.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 63.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
21 Miles WNW China Lake CA
 35.87°N 117.96°W (Elev. 5207 ft)
2:12 pm PDT May 15, 2026
8pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
 
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