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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

Pahrump (CMP17)

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

NA

89°F

32°C

Humidity 15%
Wind Speed S 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index85°F (29°C)
Last update 15 May 11:20 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SSE Pahrump NV

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 94. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 7 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.

    Low: 59 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Light south southwest wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing dust between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Breezy.

    Low: 49 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy
    then Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 59. South wind around 7 mph becoming east southeast in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Light south southwest wind becoming west 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing dust between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Breezy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SSE Pahrump NV
 36.2°N 115.98°W (Elev. 2740 ft)
Last Update:
11:32 am PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026
 
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