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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

SCE Camp Nelson (SE333)

Lat: 36.1402°NLon: 118.6159°WElev: 4836.0ft.

NA

68°F

20°C

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed SE 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 15 May 12:50 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

24 Miles ENE Porterville CA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 63. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 43 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 71. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 63. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 43. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
24 Miles ENE Porterville CA
 36.15°N 118.61°W (Elev. 5007 ft)
Last Update:
12:57 pm PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026
 
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