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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

91°F

33°C

Humidity 19%
Wind Speed S 5 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index87°F (31°C)
Last update 15 May 09:00 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

24 Miles SSW Furnace Creek 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 59. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east in the morning.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west northwest 22 to 32 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Very windy.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Very
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 43. Windy.

    High: 43 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 49.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 59. Southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 55. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming east in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west northwest 22 to 32 mph. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33. Very windy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 43. Windy.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 49.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 54.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 43.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 58.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
24 Miles SSW Furnace Creek CA
 36.17°N 117.1°W (Elev. 9879 ft)
Last Update:
12:16 am PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026
 
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