Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Emigrant Gap, Blue Canyon Nyack Airport (KBLU)

Lat: 39.27611°NLon: 120.70806°WElev: 5282.0ft.

Clear

77°F

25°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed S 9 MPH
Barometer 30.28 in (1025.4 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 22 Aug 01:35 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SW Donner Summit CA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 75. Southwest wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Patchy smoke before noon. Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 76.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SW Donner Summit CA
 39.3°N 120.43°W (Elev. 6749 ft)
11:31 am PDT Aug 22, 2026
1pm PDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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