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Dangerous Heat Wave Continues; Enhanced Area of Severe Thunderstorms Today

A prolonged, dangerous heat wave will continue today in the Midwest and Mississippi Valley, and persist through the Independence Day weekend across the Ohio Valley, Mid-South, and East Coast. Widespread moderate to extreme HeatRisk is forecast. Scattered wind damage and large hail are expected from severe thunderstorms impacting parts of Nebraska into Iowa today. Read More >

Current conditions at

WX6HNX-5 Buttonwillow (AT285)

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

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Humidity NA
Wind Speed NA NA MPH
Barometer 29.9 in (1012.53 mb)
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update NA
Extended Forecast for

Shafter CA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 95. Northwest wind around 5 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Independence Day

    Independence Day: Increasing clouds, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 97 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 96 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 63. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 97. North northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 95. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Independence Day
Increasing clouds, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 63. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 97. North northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 64. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 100. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Shafter CA
 35.5°N 119.28°W (Elev. 351 ft)
Last Update:
12:37 pm PDT Jul 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm PDT Jul 3, 2026-6pm PDT Jul 9, 2026
 
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