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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

VISITORS CENTER AT FURNACE CREEK DEATH VALLEY (DEVC1)

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

NA

96°F

36°C

Humidity 17%
Wind Speed WNW 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 45°F (7°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index92°F (33°C)
Last update 04 Oct 11:00 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Furnace Creek CA

Extreme Heat Warning until October 9, 08:00pm
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Extreme Heat Warning
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    Extreme Heat Warning until October 9, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Fri

    Extreme Heat Warning

  • This Afternoon

    High: 109 °F

    Hot

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 84. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming north northeast in the evening.

    Low: 84 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 107. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 107 °F

    Hot

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 84. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: 84 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 108. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.

    High: 108 °F

    Hot

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 85.

    Low: 85 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 111.

    High: 111 °F

    Hot

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 86.

    Low: 86 °F

    Clear

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny and hot, with a high near 109. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 84. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming north northeast in the evening.
Monday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 107. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 84. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 108. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 85.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 111.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 86.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 111.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 86.
Friday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 108.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 83.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 103.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Furnace Creek CA
 36.45°N 116.87°W (Elev. -183 ft)
Last Update:
11:33 am PDT Oct 4, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm PDT Oct 4, 2026-6pm PDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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