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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

Palo Alto Airport (KPAO)

Lat: 37.46667°NLon: 122.11667°WElev: 7.0ft.

Clear

70°F

21°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed NNW 11 MPH
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.59 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 May 11:47 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Atherton CA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. West wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. West wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 52.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Atherton CA
 37.45°N 122.18°W (Elev. 95 ft)
Last Update:
11:27 am PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026
 
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