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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Thunderstorms through the Weekend

Dry and windy conditions, and some dry thunderstorms and lightning, may support hazardous fire activity in the northern Plains, high southern Plains and the Southwest this weekend. An active severe weather pattern is forecast for portions of the central and southern High Plains into the Upper Midwest through early the part of next week. Damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes are possible. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

WX6HNX-5 Buttonwillow (AT285)

Lat: 35.40333°NLon: 119.4705°WElev: 267.72ft.

NA

86°F

30°C

Humidity 30%
Wind Speed N 2 MPH
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.85 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility NA
Heat Index84°F (29°C)
Last update 15 May 01:11 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

20 Miles WNW Taft CA

Red Flag Warning May 16, 05:00am until May 18, 08:00pm
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Red Flag Warning

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 20 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 53. North northwest wind 5 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
20 Miles WNW Taft CA
 35.29°N 119.77°W (Elev. 3766 ft)
Last Update:
12:57 pm PDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm PDT May 15, 2026-6pm PDT May 21, 2026
 
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