Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

VISITORS CENTER AT FURNACE CREEK DEATH VALLEY (DEVC1)

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

NA

114°F

46°C

Humidity 12%
Wind Speed SSE 5 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index111°F (44°C)
Last update 22 Aug 01:00 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles S Furnace Creek CA

Extreme Heat Warning August 22, 01:34pm until August 23, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
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    Extreme Heat Warning August 22, 01:34pm until August 23, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sun

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 119 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 97. South wind 6 to 14 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 97 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 118. Light and variable wind becoming south 12 to 17 mph in the morning.

    High: 118 °F

    Hot

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 96. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph.

    Low: 96 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 118. South wind 5 to 15 mph.

    High: 118 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 95.

    Low: 95 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 117.

    High: 117 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 96.

    Low: 96 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 119. South southeast wind 7 to 15 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 97. South wind 6 to 14 mph becoming east after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 118. Light and variable wind becoming south 12 to 17 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 96. Southeast wind 6 to 14 mph.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 118. South wind 5 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 95.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 117.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 96.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 119.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 95.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 119.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 95.
Friday
Mostly sunny and hot, with a high near 119.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles S Furnace Creek CA
 36.39°N 116.86°W (Elev. -216 ft)
11:33 am PDT Aug 22, 2026
1pm PDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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