Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

High Wind Watch in effect from April 21, 10:00 AM PDT until April 21, 08:00 PM PDT

Current conditions at

Tonopah, Tonopah Airport (KTPH)

Lat: 38.06028°NLon: 117.08722°WElev: 5426.0ft.

Clear

38°F

3°C

Humidity	23%
Wind Speed	N 5 MPH
Barometer	30.04 in (1017.27 mb)
Dewpoint	4°F (-16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	34°F (1°C)
Last update	20 Apr 12:56 AM PDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

26 Miles NNE Tonopah Airport NV

High Wind Watch April 21, 10:00am until April 21, 08:00pm

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High Wind Watch

Overnight
Low: 40 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 59 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: 39 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 54 °F
Windy.
Isolated Snow
Showers then
Rain Showers
Tuesday Night
Low: 26 °F
Rain/Snow and
Windy then
Scattered
Snow Showers
Wednesday
High: 41 °F
Isolated Snow
Showers then
Patchy
Blowing Dust
Wednesday Night
Low: 28 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 49 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 32 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 40. South southeast wind around 10 mph.

Monday

Patchy blowing dust after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 59. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.

Monday Night

Patchy blowing dust before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Tuesday

Rain showers after 5pm. Patchy blowing dust after 8am. High near 54. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 30 to 35 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday Night

Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 8pm. Some thunder is also possible. Areas of blowing dust before 11pm. Low around 26. Windy, with a south wind 25 to 35 mph becoming west 15 to 25 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Wednesday

Isolated snow showers before 11am. Patchy blowing dust between 11am and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 28.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 49.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.