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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

Current conditions at

Bishop, Bishop Airport (KBIH)

Lat: 37.37111°NLon: 118.35806°WElev: 4121.0ft.

Clear

64°F

18°C

Humidity 29%
Wind Speed N 8 MPH
Barometer 29.9 in (1012.53 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 May 11:00 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

26 Miles SE Bishop 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 48. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 10 to 13 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a north wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 53.

    High: 53 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 37.

    Low: 37 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 10 to 13 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31. Blustery, with a north wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 53.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 37.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 43.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
26 Miles SE Bishop CA
 37.09°N 118.02°W (Elev. 8166 ft)
Last Update:
2:12 pm PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
 
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