Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Severe Storms in the Ohio Valley

Strong winds and low humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the Southern Plains on Thursday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast in the Ohio Valley late Thursday into Friday morning, with the strongest storms capable of producing very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Read More >

Current conditions at

WX6HNX-5 Buttonwillow (AT285)

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

NA

N/A

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed NE 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update 17 Mar 10:29 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Shafter CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming east in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Shafter CA
 35.48°N 119.28°W (Elev. 335 ft)
8:56 pm PDT Mar 25, 2026
9pm PDT Mar 25, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 1, 2026
 
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