Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

CARPENTER RIDGE (CDEC1)

Lat: 40.06866°NLon: 121.584°WElev: 4816.0ft.

NA

66°F

19°C

Humidity 20%
Wind Speed S 6 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility NA
Last update 22 Aug 05:54 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

23 Miles WSW Chester CA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Calm wind.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Becoming
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 66 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.

    Low: 62 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Calm wind.
Sunday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 85.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
23 Miles WSW Chester CA
 40.15°N 121.63°W (Elev. 3648 ft)
2:00 am PDT Aug 22, 2026
6am PDT Aug 22, 2026-6pm PDT Aug 28, 2026
 
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