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Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Arizona; Heat Continues in the Southeast and Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may lead to scattered instances of flash flooding across the Midwest and Ohio Valley and southern Arizona. The threat will shift to the Mid-Atlantic coast on Thursday. Dangerous heat persists in the South and Southeast while building into the Southwest. Overnight lows will be so warm that little-to-no relief from the scorching daytime highs will be available. Read More >

Current conditions at

WX6HNX-5 Buttonwillow (AT285)

Lat: 35.40333°NLon: 119.4705°WElev: 267.72ft.

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N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA NA MPH
Barometer 29.78 in (1008.47 mb)
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update NA
Extended Forecast for

18 Miles NW Taft CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 74 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 101 °F

    Hot

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 75 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 99 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 73 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 74. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 99. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 71. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 95. South wind around 5 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
18 Miles NW Taft CA
 35.33°N 119.69°W (Elev. 1401 ft)
Last Update:
7:56 pm PDT Aug 19, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm PDT Aug 19, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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