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Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

WX6HNX-12 Taft (AU202)

Lat: 35.15033°NLon: 119.42917°WElev: 762.7ft.

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N/A

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update 16 Apr 04:08 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Taft CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of rain before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 62 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 75. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A 10 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of rain before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West southwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles WSW Taft CA
 35.1°N 119.55°W (Elev. 2726 ft)
Last Update:
8:56 pm PDT Apr 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm PDT Apr 19, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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