Fire Weather Concerns for a Large Part of the Central U.S.; Severe Weather in the Central Plains

Dry and windy conditions will bring widespread fire weather concerns to the northern/central Plains and portions of the Southwest into the southern Plains. Severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging wind gusts are possible over the central Plains today into this weekend. Rain and high elevation snow is expected over parts of the Cascades and Northern Intermountain Region through Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Fire Weather Watch in effect from May 16, 05:00 AM PDT until May 18, 08:00 PM PDT

Current conditions at

KETTLEMAN HILLS (KTLC1)

Lat: 36.03114°NLon: 120.05483°WElev: 810.0ft.

84°F

29°C

Humidity	28%
Wind Speed	NNE 10 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	47°F (8°C)
Visibility	NA
Heat Index	82°F (28°C)
Last update	14 May 01:50 PM PDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NW Avenal CA

Fire Weather Watch May 16, 05:00am until May 18, 08:00pm

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Fire Weather Watch

This Afternoon
High: 90 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 60 °F
Clear
Friday
High: 91 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 59 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 84 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 55 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Clear
Sunday
High: 82 °F
Sunny then
Sunny and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 56 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Clear
Monday
High: 85 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 90. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tonight

Clear, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 91. North wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 84. West wind 5 to 15 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a west wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north 15 to 20 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Clear, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 85. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the morning.

Monday Night

Clear, with a low around 57. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 91. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Tuesday Night

Clear, with a low around 61. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 94. West wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast in the morning.