Heavy Rain in the Southern U.S.; Active Weather Continues in Alaska

A storm system will bring heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and flooding threats to portions of the Southern Plains today, the Lower Mississippi Valley Saturday, and the Southeast into the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday. Another Bering system will impact the Alaskan West Coast and Central Interior through the weekend bringing moderate to heavy snow, high winds, and/or some blizzard conditions. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Wind Advisory in effect from February 16, 04:00 PM PST until February 18, 04:00 PM PST

Current conditions at

WX6HNX-5 Buttonwillow (AT285)

Lat: 35.40333°NLon: 119.47056°WElev: 285.0ft.

N/A

Humidity	91%
Wind Speed	N 0 MPH
Barometer	NA
Dewpoint	N/A
Visibility	NA
Last update	10 Feb 11:21 AM PST

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Extended Forecast for

20 Miles WNW Taft CA

Wind Advisory February 16, 04:00pm until February 18, 04:00pm

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Wind Advisory

Today
High: 56 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 47 °F
Chance Rain
then Rain and
Breezy
Washington's Birthday
High: 50 °F
Showers and
Breezy
Monday Night
Low: 41 °F
Showers and
Breezy
Tuesday
High: 48 °F
Breezy.
Chance Rain
then Rain
Tuesday Night
Low: 38 °F
Windy.
Showers then
Rain/Snow
Wednesday
High: 46 °F
Breezy. Snow
Likely then
Chance
Rain/Snow
Wednesday Night
Low: 36 °F
Chance Snow
Thursday
High: 45 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today

Partly sunny, with a high near 56. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Tonight

Rain, mainly after 4am. Steady temperature around 47. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Washington's Birthday

Rain before 10am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 10am. High near 50. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Monday Night

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 10pm, then rain likely after 10pm. Snow level 4600 feet. Low around 41. Wind chill values as low as 32. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday

Rain, mainly after 4pm. Snow level 4200 feet. High near 48. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Rain showers before 4am, then rain, possibly mixed with snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Snow level 4500 feet. Low around 38. Windy, with a southwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday

Snow likely before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a west wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Thursday

A chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of rain between 10am and 4pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. West northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow before 7pm, then a slight chance of snow between 7pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. East northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level 3800 feet. Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. North wind around 10 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday

A slight chance of rain and snow. Snow level rising to 4300 feet in the afternoon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.