Significant Winter Storm to Bring Heavy Snow and Ice Impacts; Dangerously Cold Temperatures Expands Across the East

A significant, long-duration winter storm will bring widespread heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain from the Southern Rockies to New England through Monday. Widespread travel disruptions, prolonged power outages, and vast tree damage is likely. Frigid temperatures, gusty winds, and dangerous wind chills will expand from the north-central US to the Southern Plains, MS Valley, and Midwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

WX6HNX-5 Buttonwillow (AT285)

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

NA

53°F

12°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed S 1 MPH
Barometer 29.96 in (1014.56 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 22 Jan 06:39 PM PST
Extended Forecast for

Shafter CA

Dense Fog Advisory January 22, 10:00pm until January 23, 11:00am
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Dense Fog Advisory
  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy dense fog after 8pm.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.

    Low: 42 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Patchy dense fog before 10am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.

    High: 61 °F

    Patchy Dense
    Fog then
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy fog between 1am and 2am.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 42 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 55 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 40 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind.

    High: 59 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind.

    High: 60 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.

    Low: 38 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy dense fog after 8pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Calm wind.
Friday
Patchy dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Calm wind.
Friday Night
Patchy fog between 1am and 2am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. North northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Calm wind.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Calm wind.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Shafter CA
 35.5°N 119.28°W (Elev. 351 ft)
5:57 pm PST Jan 22, 2026
6pm PST Jan 22, 2026-6pm PST Jan 29, 2026
 
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