Severe Weather in the Central Plains; Fire Concerns in the Southern High Plains and Southwest; Late-Season Mountain Snow

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Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Warning in effect from May 17, 11:00 AM PDT until May 18, 05:00 AM PDT

Current conditions at

VISITORS CENTER AT FURNACE CREEK DEATH VALLEY (DEVC1)

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

93°F

34°C

Humidity	12%
Wind Speed	NNW 4 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	33°F (1°C)
Visibility	NA
Heat Index	89°F (32°C)
Last update	16 May 11:00 AM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NW Death Valley Junction CA

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

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High Wind Warning

This Afternoon
High: 88 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 61 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 85 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 51 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
then Clear
and Breezy
Monday
High: 75 °F
Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 53 °F
Clear
Tuesday
High: 81 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 56 °F
Clear
Wednesday
High: 86 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 88. West northwest wind around 9 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 85. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming northwest 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Sunday Night

Patchy blowing dust before midnight. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Windy, with a north northwest wind 23 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy, with a north wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

Monday Night

Clear, with a low around 53.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 81.

Tuesday Night

Clear, with a low around 56.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 86.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 60.