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

VISITORS CENTER AT FURNACE CREEK DEATH VALLEY (DEVC1)

Lat: 36.46222°NLon: 116.86361°WElev: -193.0ft.

NA

104°F

40°C

Humidity 10%
Wind Speed S 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index99°F (37°C)
Last update 15 May 02:00 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

20 Miles SW Furnace Creek CA

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 62. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight.

    Low: 47 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

    High: 57 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west northwest 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 54 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Very windy.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Very
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 46. Windy.

    High: 46 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 38.

    Low: 38 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 63.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 62. South southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming north after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west northwest 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. Very windy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 46. Windy.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 38.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
20 Miles SW Furnace Creek CA
 36.22°N 117.08°W (Elev. 9068 ft)
2:12 pm PDT May 15, 2026
2pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026
 
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