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

Pahrump (CMP17)

Lat: 36.22111°NLon: 115.99528°WElev: 2640.0ft.

NA

76°F

24°C

Humidity 21%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 15 May 08:20 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

13 Miles SSW Death Valley Junction CA

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

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 88. West southwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming east northeast in the morning.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. Windy.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear and
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Windy.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 88. West southwest wind 7 to 14 mph becoming east northeast in the morning.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 63. South southwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 83. North wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 52. Windy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Windy.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 52.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 57.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 61.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
13 Miles SSW Death Valley Junction CA
 36.12°N 116.47°W (Elev. 4049 ft)
12:16 am PDT May 15, 2026
8am PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026
 
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