Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains; Severe Storms in the Ohio Valley

Strong winds and low humidity will create elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the Southern Plains on Thursday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are forecast in the Ohio Valley late Thursday into Friday morning, with the strongest storms capable of producing very large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Read More >

Current conditions at

WX6HNX-12 Taft (AU202)

Lat: 35.15033°NLon: 119.42917°WElev: 762.7ft.

NA

N/A

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed WNW 1 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update 20 Mar 04:50 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

Taft CA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the evening.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph becoming southwest in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. South wind around 5 mph becoming east in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Taft CA
 35.13°N 119.45°W (Elev. 971 ft)
12:56 am PDT Mar 26, 2026
1am PDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 1, 2026
 
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