Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

CW1020 Tehachapi (C1020)

Lat: 35.14617°NLon: 118.49867°WElev: 3887.34ft.

NA

87°F

31°C

Humidity 25%
Wind Speed WSW 8 MPH
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.32 mb)
Dewpoint 47°F (8°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 21 Aug 05:55 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NW Tehachapi CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Light north northwest wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 66. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 66. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 91. Light west wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Light north northwest wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 66. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 66. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 91. Light west wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Light west wind becoming west northwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 66. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 89. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NW Tehachapi CA
 35.2°N 118.52°W (Elev. 3196 ft)
5:56 pm PDT Aug 21, 2026
6pm PDT Aug 21, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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