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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

PEPPERMINT (PEPC1)

Lat: 36.0734°NLon: 118.54136°WElev: 7385.0ft.

NA

46°F

8°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed E 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 15 May 10:58 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

23 Miles NNW Kernville CA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a light northwest wind becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 52 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 39. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 39 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Breezy, with a light northwest wind becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 25 mph becoming east southeast 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 52. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 39. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 44. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 48. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 65. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 65. East northeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
23 Miles NNW Kernville CA
 36.06°N 118.56°W (Elev. 8340 ft)
Last Update:
4:57 am PDT May 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am PDT May 16, 2026-6pm PDT May 22, 2026
 
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