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 >

Current conditions at

Lone Pine/Death Valley Airport (KO26)

Lat: 36.58869°NLon: 118.04939°WElev: 3710.0ft.

Clear

68°F

20°C

Humidity 24%
Wind Speed NNW 6 MPH
Barometer 29.87 in (1011.51 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 16 May 03:55 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNE China Lake CA

Wind Advisory May 16, 11:00am until May 17, 11:00pm
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Wind Advisory
  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 92. Light west wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Patchy blowing dust after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a light southwest wind becoming west southwest 23 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 91.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 92. Light west wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Sunday
Patchy blowing dust after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a light southwest wind becoming west southwest 23 to 28 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 80. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 57.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 95.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 59.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 96.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNE China Lake CA
 35.76°N 117.6°W (Elev. 2224 ft)
12:02 am PDT May 16, 2026
4am PDT May 16, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
 
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