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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

RED ROCK (RRKN2)

Lat: 36.13472°NLon: 115.43°WElev: 3756.0ft.

NA

90°F

32°C

Humidity 11%
Wind Speed WSW 12 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index86°F (30°C)
Last update 15 May 12:34 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles SE Mt. Charleston NV

High Wind Watch May 17, 11:00am until May 18, 05:00am
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High Wind Watch

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 58. West southwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a light west wind increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Windy.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 58. West southwest wind 8 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 5 to 14 mph becoming south in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a light west wind increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Windy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles SE Mt. Charleston NV
 36.08°N 115.48°W (Elev. 6010 ft)
Last Update:
11:57 am PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026
 
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