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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

Nellis Air Force Base (KLSV)

Lat: 36.23333°NLon: 115.03333°WElev: 1870.0ft.

Clear

94°F

34°C

Humidity 9%
Wind Speed WSW 6 MPH
Barometer 29.75 in (1007.45 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index89°F (32°C)
Last update 15 May 11:55 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

8 Miles N Lake Mead 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 99. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 71. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a light southwest wind increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing dust between 8pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Windy.

    Low: 58 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 99. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 71. South wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 93. South wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a light southwest wind increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing dust between 8pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Windy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
8 Miles N Lake Mead NV
 36.2°N 114.74°W (Elev. 1768 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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