Risks of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Central U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in Alaska and Southwest

An expansive storm system will bring widespread storms with a threat for flash flooding and severe weather to much of the central to eastern U.S. into early this week. Critical fire weather conditions are expected across interior Alaska this weekend. Elevated fire conditions also expected in the Southwest U.S.. Conditions will remain uncomfortably hot across the southern Plains and the Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Lone Pine/Death Valley Airport (KO26)

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

Clear

90°F

32°C

Humidity 7%
Wind Speed SE 14 MPH
Barometer 29.86 in (1011.18 mb)
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 20 Jun 07:15 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

24 Miles NW China Lake CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 61. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 97. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 66 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 100.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am.  Sunny, with a high near 100.

    High: 100 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 61. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 97. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 100.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 68.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 100.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 68.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 100.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 67.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 99.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 64.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 97.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
24 Miles NW China Lake CA
 35.97°N 117.92°W (Elev. 3366 ft)
12:21 pm PDT Jun 20, 2026
7pm PDT Jun 20, 2026-6pm PDT Jun 27, 2026
 
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