Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. 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 29.83 in (1010.16 mb)
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update NA
Extended Forecast for

Shafter CA

Heat Advisory August 26, 09:12pm until August 26, 11:00pm
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    Heat Advisory August 26, 09:12pm until August 26, 11:00pm

    NOW until 11:00pm Wed

    Heat Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 69 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 98 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 71 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 97. North northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 97 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 98. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 98 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 65. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 65 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 95 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 69. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph.
Thursday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 98. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 97. North northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 98. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 65. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 95. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 62. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 93. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Shafter CA
 35.5°N 119.28°W (Elev. 351 ft)
8:56 pm PDT Aug 26, 2026
9pm PDT Aug 26, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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