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 >

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 12%
Wind Speed SSW 4 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index101°F (38°C)
Last update 15 May 04:00 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SE 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 78. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 78 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 99. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest in the morning.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: 76 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Breezy, with a north wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Windy, with a north wind 32 to 37 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 70.

    Low: 70 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 95.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 74.

    Low: 74 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 78. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 99. North northeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming southwest in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 76. North northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Breezy, with a north wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 20 to 25 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Windy, with a north wind 32 to 37 mph decreasing to 21 to 26 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 70.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 74.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 99.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 102.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 80.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 103.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SE Furnace Creek CA
 36.43°N 116.84°W (Elev. 430 ft)
2:12 pm PDT May 15, 2026
4pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
 
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