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 >

Current conditions at

CATHEYS VALLEY (CVBC1)

Lat: 37.38024°NLon: 120.07697°WElev: 1234.0ft.

NA

77°F

25°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed SSW 6 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 14 May 11:27 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNE Chowchilla CA

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

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 89. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 89 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 89. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 54. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Breezy, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 55. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NNE Chowchilla CA
 37.21°N 120.21°W (Elev. 285 ft)
11:33 am PDT May 14, 2026
11am PDT May 14, 2026-6pm PDT May 20, 2026
 
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