Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Nellis Air Force Base (KLSV)

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

Clear

102°F

39°C

Humidity 10%
Wind Speed WSW 5 MPH
Barometer 29.81 in (1009.48 mb)
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index97°F (36°C)
Last update 26 Aug 10:55 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NW Nellis AFB NV

Extreme Heat Warning August 26, 11:36pm until August 28, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
  •  
    Extreme Heat Warning August 26, 11:36pm until August 28, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Fri

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 87 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon and hot, with a high near 109. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 109 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Isolated
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 86. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 86 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: Isolated thunderstorms after 5pm.  Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 107. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 10%.

    High: 107 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Isolated
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then isolated showers between 8pm and 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 84. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 84 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 104.

    High: 104 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 79.

    Low: 79 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 100.

    High: 100 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 87. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Thursday
Isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon and hot, with a high near 109. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 86. West southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
Isolated thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 107. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 10%.
Friday Night
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then isolated showers between 8pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 84. West southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 104.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 79.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 100.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 98.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 97.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NW Nellis AFB NV
 36.29°N 115.1°W (Elev. 2106 ft)
2:28 pm PDT Aug 26, 2026
11pm PDT Aug 26, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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