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-5 Buttonwillow (AT285)

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

NA

44°F

7°C

Humidity 95%
Wind Speed WNW 1 MPH
Barometer 30.16 in (1021.34 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 20 Jan 11:10 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

Shafter CA

Dense Fog Advisory January 20, 11:21am until January 20, 12:00pm
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Dense Fog Advisory
  •  
    Dense Fog Advisory January 20, 11:21am until January 20, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Tue

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Today

    High: 48 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Widespread dense fog between 10pm and 2am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.

    Low: 43 °F

    Dense Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Areas of dense fog between 10am and 11am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind.

    High: 59 °F

    Areas Dense
    Fog then
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy dense fog after midnight.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind.

    Low: 46 °F

    Cloudy then
    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 10am.  Patchy dense fog before 10am.  Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Patchy dense fog between 1am and 2am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 60 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy dense fog before noon. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind.
Tonight
Widespread dense fog between 10pm and 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Areas of dense fog between 10am and 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night
Patchy dense fog after midnight. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 10am. Patchy dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Patchy dense fog between 1am and 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Shafter CA
 35.5°N 119.28°W (Elev. 351 ft)
10:57 am PST Jan 20, 2026
11am PST Jan 20, 2026-6pm PST Jan 26, 2026
 
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