Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Alturas (KAAT)

Lat: 41.48362°NLon: 120.5615°WElev: 4383.0ft.

Clear

87°F

31°C

Humidity 14%
Wind Speed W 18 MPH
Barometer 30.07 in (1018.29 mb)
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index83°F (28°C)
Last update 26 Aug 05:55 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles ENE Alturas CA

Red Flag Warning until August 26, 08:00pm
Red Flag Warning August 27, 02:00pm until August 27, 08:00pm
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    Red Flag Warning until August 26, 08:00pm

    NOW until 8:00pm Wed

    Red Flag Warning

  • Tonight

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west southwest 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. West southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West southwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light south  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. West wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a light and variable wind becoming west southwest 17 to 22 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Thursday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. West southwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 11am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47. West southwest wind 12 to 17 mph becoming light south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 46.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles ENE Alturas CA
 41.53°N 120.48°W (Elev. 4498 ft)
4:40 pm PDT Aug 26, 2026
6pm PDT Aug 26, 2026-6pm PDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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