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

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.

87°F

31°C

Humidity	16%
Wind Speed	SSE 5 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	36°F (2°C)
Visibility	NA
Heat Index	83°F (28°C)
Last update	16 May 03:00 AM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

Furnace Creek CA

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

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High Wind Warning

Overnight
Low: 77 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 103 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 76 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 100 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 68 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
Monday
High: 91 °F
Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 68 °F
Clear
Tuesday
High: 97 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 72 °F
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 77. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 103. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 76. North wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 100. Breezy, with a north wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north 16 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Sunday Night

Patchy blowing dust before 3am. Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Windy, with a north northwest wind 31 to 36 mph decreasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 91. Breezy.

Monday Night

Clear, with a low around 68.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 97.

Tuesday Night

Clear, with a low around 72.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 103.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 76.