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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

VISITORS CENTER AT FURNACE CREEK DEATH VALLEY (DEVC1)

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

NA

106°F

41°C

Humidity 9%
Wind Speed SSE 6 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index100°F (38°C)
Last update 15 May 07:00 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

35 Miles WSW Furnace Creek CA

High Wind Watch May 17, 11:00am until May 18, 05:00am
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High Wind Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 94 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North northeast wind around 8 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 12 to 17 mph in the morning.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing dust between 8pm and 1am. Clear, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 89.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 69. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west northwest in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North northeast wind around 8 mph becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast 12 to 17 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing dust between 8pm and 1am. Clear, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a north wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 58.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 94.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 66.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 97.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 68.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 97.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
35 Miles WSW Furnace Creek CA
 36.35°N 117.47°W (Elev. 1883 ft)
Last Update:
2:12 pm PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
 
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