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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

102°F

39°C

Humidity 10%
Wind Speed SW 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index97°F (36°C)
Last update 15 May 01:00 PM 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

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind around 15 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind 5 to 9 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west northwest 17 to 22 mph in the morning.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing dust between 8pm and 2am. Clear, with a low around 51. Windy.

    Low: 51 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and 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 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 89. South wind around 15 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Light and variable wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. North wind 5 to 9 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west northwest 17 to 22 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing dust between 8pm and 2am. Clear, with a low around 51. Windy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 72. Breezy.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 63.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
26 Miles WSW Furnace Creek CA
 36.35°N 117.3°W (Elev. 3543 ft)
Last Update:
11:57 am PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026
 
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