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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

VISITORS CENTER AT FURNACE CREEK DEATH VALLEY (DEVC1)

Lat: 36.46222°NLon: 116.86361°WElev: -193.0ft.

NA

100°F

38°C

Humidity 12%
Wind Speed SSE 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index95°F (35°C)
Last update 15 May 12:00 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

18 Miles SSE Furnace Creek CA

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

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 7 to 11 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 62. South wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.

    Low: 62 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 18 to 28 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Very windy.

    Low: 51 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Very
    Windy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 64. Windy.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 53.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 7 to 11 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 62. South wind 6 to 13 mph becoming north northeast after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind around 9 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming northwest 18 to 28 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Very windy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Windy.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 53.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 58.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 62.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
18 Miles SSE Furnace Creek CA
 36.22°N 116.71°W (Elev. 5092 ft)
Last Update:
11:57 am PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026
 
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