Late January Extreme Cold; Watching East Coast Storm Threat This Weekend

The next blast of Arctic air surges south down the Plains, across the Great Lakes and through the Southeast and East Friday through Saturday. This could be longest duration of cold in several decades. Forecast models are being closely monitored for potential of another significant winter storm to impact the eastern United States this coming weekend. Confidence in coastal impacts has increased. Read More >

Current conditions at

WX6HNX-5 Buttonwillow (AT285)

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

NA

43°F

6°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed WSW 2 MPH
Barometer 30.33 in (1027.09 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 28 Jan 02:41 AM PST
Extended Forecast for

Shafter CA

Dense Fog Advisory January 28, 11:00pm until January 29, 12:00pm
Dense Fog Advisory until January 28, 12:00pm
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Dense Fog Advisory
Dense Fog Advisory
  •  
    Dense Fog Advisory until January 28, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Wed

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 40 °F

    Dense Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy dense fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind.

    High: 60 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog then
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Patchy dense fog after 2am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Dense Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy dense fog before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.

    Low: 39 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.

    High: 61 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

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

    Low: 42 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

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

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Widespread dense fog, mainly after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Patchy dense fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night
Patchy dense fog after 2am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Thursday
Patchy dense fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Shafter CA
 35.5°N 119.28°W (Elev. 351 ft)
1:57 am PST Jan 28, 2026
2am PST Jan 28, 2026-6pm PST Feb 3, 2026
 
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