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

39°F

4°C

Humidity	23%
Wind Speed	N 6 MPH
Barometer	30.02 in (1016.59 mb)
Dewpoint	5°F (-15°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	35°F (2°C)
Last update	20 Apr 02:35 AM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

35 Miles E Gabbs NV

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

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High Wind Watch

Overnight
Low: 38 °F
Partly Cloudy
Monday
High: 59 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Very
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 36 °F
Areas Blowing
Dust and
Windy
Tuesday
High: 53 °F
Very Windy.
Scattered
Snow Showers
then
Rain/Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Rain/Snow and
Very Windy
then Snow
Showers
Likely
Wednesday
High: 38 °F
Scattered
Snow Showers
Wednesday Night
Low: 25 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 45 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday

Patchy blowing dust after 8am. Sunny, with a high near 59. Very windy, with a south wind 20 to 30 mph increasing to 30 to 40 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

Monday Night

Areas of blowing dust before 11pm, then patchy blowing dust after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Windy, with a south wind 20 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph.

Tuesday

Scattered snow showers between 11am and 2pm, then rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. Widespread blowing dust, mainly between 11am and 5pm. High near 53. Very windy, with a south wind 25 to 35 mph increasing to 35 to 45 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Rain and snow showers, becoming all snow after 8pm. Some thunder is also possible. Areas of blowing dust before 11pm. Low around 25. Very windy, with a south wind 30 to 40 mph becoming west 10 to 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Wednesday

Scattered snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 25.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 45.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 48.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29.