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

Unseasonably warm temperatures continue today 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 southern Plains today, moving into the central Plains and Southeast U.S on Saturday. 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

14 Miles N Taft CA

  • Today

    Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 86 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 88 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the morning.

    High: 85 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.

    High: 72 °F

    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph becoming west in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 88. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 5 mph becoming west southwest in the evening.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming north in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming north in the morning.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
14 Miles N Taft CA
 35.36°N 119.47°W (Elev. 312 ft)
Last Update:
4:56 am PDT Mar 27, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am PDT Mar 27, 2026-6pm PDT Apr 2, 2026
 
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