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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

MID HILLS (MDHC1)

Lat: 35.12317°NLon: 115.41131°WElev: 5365.0ft.

NA

81°F

27°C

Humidity 13%
Wind Speed WSW 10 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 15 May 03:51 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

39 Miles SSE Baker CA

High Wind Watch May 17, 11:00am until May 18, 05:00am
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High Wind Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 62. West northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest 7 to 12 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Clear and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. North northwest wind 9 to 18 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing dust between 8pm and 3am. Clear, with a low around 56. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 62. West northwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest 7 to 12 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 87. West wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a north wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. North northwest wind 9 to 18 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing dust between 8pm and 3am. Clear, with a low around 56. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 64.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 90.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
39 Miles SSE Baker CA
 34.73°N 115.92°W (Elev. 2802 ft)
Last Update:
2:12 pm PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
 
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