Critical Fire Weather in the Plains; Unseasonably Warm in the Southwest and Southern U.S.

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue through the weekend across the Southwest and southern U.S., with more than 100 record or near record maximum temperatures forecast through the rest of the week and over the weekend. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist across the Plains and Southeast U.S. this weekend. 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 steady temperature around 64. Southwest wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

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

    High: 85 °F

    Becoming
    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

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the morning.

    High: 81 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast in the morning.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a steady temperature around 64. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.
Sunday
Partly sunny, then gradually becoming 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
Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north northeast in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 10 mph becoming west southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 69. North northeast wind around 5 mph, with gusts 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)
2:56 am PDT Mar 28, 2026
3am PDT Mar 28, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 3, 2026
 
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