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-5 Buttonwillow (AT285)

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

NA

N/A

Humidity 60%
Wind Speed NE 3 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update 17 Mar 10:29 AM PDT
Extended Forecast for

19 Miles NW Taft CA

  • Overnight

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

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

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

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 79. 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 west southwest in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming east northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming northeast in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
19 Miles NW Taft CA
 35.32°N 119.72°W (Elev. 1985 ft)
12:56 am PDT Mar 26, 2026
1am PDT Mar 26, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 1, 2026
 
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