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

Alturas (KAAT)

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

Clear

75°F

24°C

Humidity 12%
Wind Speed W 17 MPH
Barometer 30.05 in (1017.61 mb)
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 May 03:35 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NE Alturas CA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light west  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 61 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 31.

    Low: 31 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 34. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph becoming light west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 61. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NE Alturas CA
 41.53°N 120.48°W (Elev. 4498 ft)
11:41 am PDT May 14, 2026
3pm PDT May 14, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026
 
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