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

VISITORS CENTER AT FURNACE CREEK DEATH VALLEY (DEVC1)

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

NA

97°F

36°C

Humidity 14%
Wind Speed SW 4 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index92°F (33°C)
Last update 15 May 11:00 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

26 Miles WSW Furnace Creek CA

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

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 7 to 14 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west northwest 21 to 26 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing dust before 2am. 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 72. Breezy.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy then
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind 7 to 14 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west northwest 21 to 26 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing dust before 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Very windy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 63.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 87.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
26 Miles WSW Furnace Creek CA
 36.35°N 117.3°W (Elev. 3543 ft)
12:16 am PDT May 15, 2026
11am PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026
 
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