Observed 5:55 AM PDT at KINS

Furnace Creek, CA weather

Clear and 47°8°, 9°5° colder than a typical Oct 23.

Forecasts differ

Now 47°8°

Clear

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the west-southwest. Up to 6 mph9 km/h through 6 PM
Dew point: 37°3°; Comfortable · up to 45°7° by 7 AM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 5
Air today: 37Good; EPA forecast · Ozone
Pressure: 29.97 inHg1015 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 63°17° today at 7 AM
Above 70°21° today by 10 AM
High 81°27° today at 3 PM

This morningUp to 75°24° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 81°27° by 3 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 68°20° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 81°27° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 87°31° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 66°19° by 5 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Fri 6a	Clear	64°18° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	3%	0
Fri 7a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 53°12° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	52%	8%	0
Fri 8a	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	48%	10%	0
Fri 9a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	45%	14%	1
Fri 10a	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 63°17° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	38%	13%	2
Fri 11a	Sunny	75°24° (likely 67°19° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	36%	11%	3
Fri 12p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 70°21° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	35%	12%	3
Fri 1p	Sunny	79°26° (likely 71°22° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	32%	14%	5
Fri 2p	Sunny	80°27° (likely 72°22° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	30%	31%	3
Fri 3p	Partly sunny	81°27° (likely 72°22° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	29%	54%	2
Fri 4p	Mostly sunny	81°27° (likely 71°22° to 81°27°)	80°27°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	29%	65%	1
Fri 5p	Mostly sunny	80°27° (likely 71°22° to 80°27°)	79°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	30%	44%	1
Fri 6p	Clear	78°26° (likely 69°21° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	34%	24%	0
Fri 7p	Mostly clear	77°25° (likely 66°19° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	32%	20%	0
Fri 8p	Clear	75°24° (likely 64°18° to 75°24°)	75°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	33%	42%	0
Fri 9p	Clear	74°23° (likely 63°17° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	33%	11%	0
Fri 10p	Clear	74°23° (likely 61°16° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	32%	7%	0
Fri 11p	Clear	74°23° (likely 60°16° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	32%	6%	0
Sat 12a	Clear	72°22° (likely 60°16° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	33%	1%	0
Sat 1a	Clear	69°21° (likely 59°15° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	26 mph42 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	36%	5%	0
Sat 2a	Clear	71°22° (likely 59°15° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	28 mph45 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	34%	8%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	68°20° (likely 59°15° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	36%	8%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	68°20° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	35%	8%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	68°20° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	35%	7%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	37%	7%	0
Sat 7a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	35%	8%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	35%	8%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	72°22° (likely 64°18° to 75°24°)	72°22°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	30%	6%	1
Sat 10a	Sunny	78°26° (likely 69°21° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	23 mph37 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	24%	2%	3
Sat 11a	Sunny	81°27° (likely 73°23° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from NNW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	23%	0%	4
Sat 12p	Sunny	83°28° (likely 75°24° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	29 mph47 km/h from NNW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	23%	0%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	85°29° (likely 77°25° to 85°29°)	82°28°	0%	25 mph40 km/h from NNW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	20%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	86°30° (likely 78°26° to 86°30°)	83°28°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	20%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	87°31° (likely 78°26° to 87°31°)	84°29°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	18%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	87°31° (likely 78°26° to 87°31°)	84°29°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	18%	0%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	86°30° (likely 77°25° to 86°30°)	83°28°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	20%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Clear	83°28° (likely 74°23° to 83°28°)	81°27°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	23%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	81°27° (likely 69°21° to 81°27°)	79°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	23%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	79°26° (likely 66°19° to 79°26°)	79°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	23%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	78°26° (likely 63°17° to 78°26°)	78°26°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	24%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	77°25° (likely 62°17° to 77°25°)	77°25°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	24%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	76°24° (likely 60°16° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	25%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	74°23° (likely 51°11° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	27%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	73°23° (likely 50°10° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	28%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	71°22° (likely 48°9° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	30%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	69°21° (likely 46°8° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	32%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	67°19° (likely 45°7° to 72°22°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	33%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	66°19° (likely 44°7° to 72°22°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	34%	0%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 23. Mostly sunny. High 81°27°, low 66°19°. Typical 90°32° / 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Patchy blowing dust between midnight and 5am. Mostly clear. Low around 66, with temperatures rising to around 68 overnight. North northeast wind 5 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
72°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–66°19°
Typical high / low
90°32° / 61°16°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 24. Sunny. High 87°31°, low 66°19°. Typical 89°32° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 87°31°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 79°26°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. North northwest wind 10 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
78°26°–87°31°
Low, likely
58°14°–68°20°
Typical high / low
89°32° / 60°16°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 87°31°, low 67°19°. Typical 89°32° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–87°31°
Low, likely
50°10°–69°21°
Typical high / low
89°32° / 60°16°
Wind
4 mph6 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 88°31°, low 67°19°. Typical 88°31° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 73°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–88°31°
Low, likely
49°9°–70°21°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 60°16°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 88°31°, low 66°19°. Typical 88°31° / 59°15°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 88.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–88°31°
Low, likely
54°12°–70°21°
Typical high / low
88°31° / 59°15°
Wind
29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 86°30°, low 67°19°. Typical 87°31° / 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
76°24°–86°30°
Low, likely
51°11°–68°20°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 58°14°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 85°29°, low 66°19°. Typical 87°31° / 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 82°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
77°25°–85°29°
Low, likely
54°12°–70°21°
Typical high / low
87°31° / 58°14°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 64°18°. Typical 86°30° / 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 81°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
74°23°–85°29°
Low, likely
47°8°–73°23°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 58°14°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 63°17°. Typical 86°30° / 57°14°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  20% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–81°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–72°22°
Typical high / low
86°30° / 57°14°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 71°22°, low 63°17°. Typical 85°29° / 57°14°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 71°22°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–77°25°
Low, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Typical high / low
85°29° / 57°14°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 81°, low 66°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 87°, low 66°, warming up.
Sunday
Dry, high 87°, low 67°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 71–88°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

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For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Cooling this week

About 68% less cooling than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 62

Cooling degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 37°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 AM–12:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Death Valley National Park · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1911–2026

Oct 23, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+5°+3°SatOct 17
+3°+1°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23

Furnace Creek weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 59 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 18 min less
Golden hour: 5:25–6:16 PM; Morning 6:46–7:37 AM
Blue hour: 6:16–6:27 PM; Morning 6:35–6:46 AM; first light 6:35 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 9 PM–6:36 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:24 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

92% lit · growing

Today: sets 4:18 AM · rises 4:31 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 8

Looking southwest from Furnace Creek. The highest point on the skyline is about 10,900 ft, 21 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 3× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.