Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast; Pacific System to Bring Unsettled Weather to the West Coast

Gusty winds and dry conditions will continue to bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions to the southern Plains and Southeast early this week. A Pacific storm system will bring low elevation rain and heavy high elevation mountain snow to northern and central California through early week, expanding into the Pacific Northwest, Great Basin, and southern California on Tuesday. Read More >

Current conditions at

WX6HNX-5 Buttonwillow (AT285)

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

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N/A

Humidity 49%
Wind Speed NW 2 MPH
Barometer NA
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility NA
Last update 07 Apr 10:39 PM PDT
Extended Forecast for

14 Miles N Taft CA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of rain after 11pm.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 52 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of rain before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 72 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 46 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 5 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 10 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of rain before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 72. West southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 5 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
14 Miles N Taft CA
 35.36°N 119.47°W (Elev. 312 ft)
12:56 am PDT Apr 20, 2026
1am PDT Apr 20, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 26, 2026
 
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