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

28 Miles W Furnace Creek CA

Extreme Heat Warning August 22, 01:37pm until August 23, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
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    Extreme Heat Warning August 22, 01:37pm until August 23, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Sun

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 69. South wind 8 to 14 mph.

    Low: 69 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a light south wind increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 11 to 16 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 69. South wind 8 to 14 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a light south wind increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
28 Miles W Furnace Creek CA
 36.43°N 117.35°W (Elev. 6217 ft)
11:33 am PDT Aug 22, 2026
1pm PDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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