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

High Wind Watch in effect from May 17, 11:00 AM PDT until May 18, 05:00 AM PDT

Current conditions at

VISITORS CENTER AT FURNACE CREEK DEATH VALLEY (DEVC1)

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

106°F

41°C

Humidity	12%
Wind Speed	SSW 4 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	44°F (7°C)
Visibility	NA
Heat Index	101°F (38°C)
Last update	15 May 04:00 PM PDT

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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

Tonight
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 84 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 62 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 81 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 51 °F
Patchy
Blowing Dust
and Windy
Monday
High: 72 °F
Sunny and
Breezy then
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 54 °F
Clear
Tuesday
High: 80 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 59 °F
Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South wind 8 to 13 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, with a north northwest wind 29 to 39 mph decreasing to 18 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

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.