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Late January Extreme Cold; Watching East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

The next blast of Arctic air surges south down the Plains, across the Great Lakes and through the Southeast and East Friday through Saturday. This could be longest duration of cold in several decades. Forecast models are being closely monitored for potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Confidence in coastal impacts has increased. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

WX6HNX-12 Taft (AU202)

Lat: 35.1499°NLon: 119.4296°WElev: 758.0ft.

NA

51°F

11°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed N 0 MPH
Barometer 30.29 in (1025.74 mb)
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 27 Jan 07:38 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

12 Miles ENE Taft CA

Dense Fog Advisory January 28, 11:00pm until January 29, 12:00pm
Dense Fog Advisory January 28, 01:00am until January 28, 12:00pm
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Dense Fog Advisory
Dense Fog Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy dense fog between 4am and 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Dense Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind.

    High: 60 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy dense fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 39. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Dense Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog then
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind.

    High: 62 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    Low: 43 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 66 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy dense fog between 4am and 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday
Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night
Patchy dense fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 39. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.
Thursday
Patchy dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. West northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
12 Miles ENE Taft CA
 35.23°N 119.28°W (Elev. 299 ft)
Last Update:
6:56 pm PST Jan 27, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm PST Jan 27, 2026-6pm PST Feb 3, 2026
 
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