Heavy Great Lakes Snow through Friday; Watching Potential for Major Winter Storm Late Week into this Weekend

Heavy lake effect snow will continue in the Great Lakes into Wednesday before another storm brings a widespread general snow followed by another round of heavy lake effect snow. A wide-ranging winter storm will produce great swaths of heavy snow, sleet, and treacherous freezing rain from the southern Rockies/Plains and Mid-South starting Friday and shifting toward the East Coast through Sunday. Read More >

Current conditions at

WX6HNX-12 Taft (AU202)

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

NA

49°F

9°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed ESE 4 MPH
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.32 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility NA
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 20 Jan 11:54 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

11 Miles NW Taft CA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind.

    High: 57 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain.  Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 56 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. South wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Wednesday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 56. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. North wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
11 Miles NW Taft CA
 35.25°N 119.59°W (Elev. 1398 ft)
11:57 am PST Jan 20, 2026
12pm PST Jan 20, 2026-6pm PST Jan 26, 2026
 
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