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Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. 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 7%
Wind Speed WNW 4 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index98°F (37°C)
Last update 14 May 03:00 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

15 Miles S Furnace Creek CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 77 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 109. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning.

    High: 109 °F

    Hot

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light south southeast after midnight.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. South wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 105 °F

    Hot

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. West southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north northwest in the evening.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 100. Windy.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Windy.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 109. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light south southeast after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 105. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. West southwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north northwest in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 100. Windy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Windy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Breezy.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 68.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 100.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 71.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 106.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 107.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
15 Miles S Furnace Creek CA
 36.25°N 116.83°W (Elev. -232 ft)
Last Update:
12:12 pm PDT May 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm PDT May 14, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026
 
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