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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

104°F

40°C

Humidity 10%
Wind Speed SSW 8 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index99°F (37°C)
Last update 15 May 08:00 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

33 Miles SSW Furnace Creek 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 53. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 53. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South wind 7 to 9 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 67. West wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 55.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
33 Miles SSW Furnace Creek CA
 36.01°N 117.09°W (Elev. 6480 ft)
Last Update:
2:12 pm PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
 
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