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

57°F

14°C

Humidity	10%
Wind Speed	SSE 11 MPH
Barometer	29.98 in (1015.24 mb)
Dewpoint	1°F (-17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	19 Apr 08:05 PM PDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

33 Miles NE Tonopah Airport NV

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

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High Wind Watch

Tonight
Low: 41 °F
Mostly Clear
Monday
High: 66 °F
Sunny then
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 40 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 60 °F
Scattered
Showers and
Windy
Tuesday Night
Low: 30 °F
Rain/Snow and
Windy then
Snow Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 48 °F
Scattered
Snow Showers
then Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 29 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 55 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 33 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Patchy blowing dust after 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 66. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south 15 to 25 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night

Patchy blowing dust before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 40. South wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Tuesday

Scattered showers after 11am. Patchy blowing dust after 8am. Snow level 7000 feet rising to 8300 feet in the afternoon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. Windy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday Night

Rain showers before 11pm, then snow showers likely. Some thunder is also possible. Areas of blowing dust before 11pm. Snow level 8400 feet lowering to 7000 feet after midnight . Low around 30. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 30 mph becoming west 10 to 20 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday

Scattered snow showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 55.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Saturday

Scattered rain and snow showers. Snow level 7000 feet rising to 7600 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

Sunday

Scattered rain and snow showers. Snow level 7400 feet. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.