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Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

WX6HNX-5 Buttonwillow (AT285)

Lat: 35.40333°NLon: 119.47056°WElev: 285.0ft.

NA

63°F

17°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed NW 3 MPH
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.59 mb)
Dewpoint 53°F (12°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 15 Jan 03:26 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

7 Miles S Shafter CA

Dense Fog Advisory January 15, 11:00pm until January 16, 11:00am
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Dense Fog Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread dense fog, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Dense
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Widespread dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Dense Fog
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind.

    High: 65 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 63 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.

    Low: 41 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Widespread dense fog, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.
Friday
Widespread dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 63. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
7 Miles S Shafter CA
 35.39°N 119.28°W (Elev. 318 ft)
Last Update:
2:57 pm PST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm PST Jan 15, 2026-6pm PST Jan 22, 2026
 
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